Physical inactivity in Solomon Islands

In Solomon Islands, 16.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Solomon Islands, 2022 16.2% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.5percentage points 2021: 16.7%
Position in 2022 144th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Solomon Islands over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Solomon Islands
2022 16.2%
2021 16.7%
2020 17.3%
2019 17.9%
2018 18.5%
2017 19.2%
2016 19.9%
2015 20.6%
2014 21.4%
2013 22.2%
2012 23.0%
2011 23.8%
2010 24.7%
2009 25.6%
2008 26.6%
2007 27.5%
2006 28.5%
2005 29.5%
2004 30.5%
2003 31.5%
2002 32.5%
2001 33.6%
2000 34.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 16.7% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 23.0%, the figure has changed by −6.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Solomon Islands has the 144th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Solomon Islands
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory