Physical inactivity in Switzerland
In Switzerland, 21.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Switzerland, 2022
21.9%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
120th of 193
Physical inactivity in Switzerland over time
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Switzerland
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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 | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.9% |
| 2021 | 22.1% |
| 2020 | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% |
| 2018 | 23.0% |
| 2017 | 23.3% |
| 2016 | 23.7% |
| 2015 | 24.0% |
| 2014 | 24.4% |
| 2013 | 24.8% |
| 2012 | 25.3% |
| 2011 | 25.7% |
| 2010 | 26.2% |
| 2009 | 26.7% |
| 2008 | 27.2% |
| 2007 | 27.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 28.6% |
| 2004 | 29.0% |
| 2003 | 29.4% |
| 2002 | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 30.3% |
| 2000 | 30.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 22.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 25.3%, the figure has changed by −3.4 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Switzerland has the 120th highest value.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Adult obesity
11.3%
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Life expectancy at birth
84.2 years
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Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
420b (Break in time series) per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
466 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
78.8%
2024 · Eurostat