Physical inactivity in Spain
In Spain, 25.3% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Spain, 2022
25.3%
Change from 2021
−0.8percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
25.8%
Position in 2022
104th of 193
Physical inactivity in Spain 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.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 25.3% |
| 2021 | 26.1% |
| 2020 | 26.9% |
| 2019 | 27.8% |
| 2018 | 28.7% |
| 2017 | 29.5% |
| 2016 | 30.4% |
| 2015 | 31.2% |
| 2014 | 32.1% |
| 2013 | 32.9% |
| 2012 | 33.7% |
| 2011 | 34.6% |
| 2010 | 35.4% |
| 2009 | 36.2% |
| 2008 | 37.0% |
| 2007 | 37.8% |
| 2006 | 38.6% |
| 2005 | 39.3% |
| 2004 | 40.0% |
| 2003 | 40.7% |
| 2002 | 41.4% |
| 2001 | 42.0% |
| 2000 | 42.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 26.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 33.7%, the figure has changed by −8.4 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Spain has the 104th highest value.
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15.3%
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Life expectancy at birth
84.0 years
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Infant mortality rate
3.0 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
283 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
464e (Estimated) per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
70.0%
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