Physical inactivity in Syria

In Syria, 36.3% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Syria, 2022 36.3% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.3percentage points 2021: 36.0%
Position in 2022 53rd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Syria 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 Syria
2022 36.3%
2021 36.0%
2020 35.7%
2019 35.5%
2018 35.3%
2017 35.0%
2016 34.6%
2015 34.1%
2014 33.6%
2013 33.0%
2012 32.4%
2011 32.0%
2010 31.7%
2009 31.3%
2008 31.0%
2007 30.6%
2006 30.4%
2005 30.1%
2004 29.8%
2003 29.5%
2002 29.2%
2001 28.9%
2000 28.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 36.0% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 32.4%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Syria has the 53rd highest value.

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 Syria
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