Physical inactivity in Timor-Leste

In Timor-Leste, 26.4% 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
Timor-Leste, 2022 26.4% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.6percentage points 2021: 25.8%
Position in 2022 100th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste
2022 26.4%
2021 25.8%
2020 25.2%
2019 24.7%
2018 24.1%
2017 23.6%
2016 23.1%
2015 22.6%
2014 22.1%
2013 21.6%
2012 21.1%
2011 20.6%
2010 20.1%
2009 19.6%
2008 19.1%
2007 18.6%
2006 18.1%
2005 17.7%
2004 17.3%
2003 17.0%
2002 16.6%
2001 16.3%
2000 15.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 25.8% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Timor-Leste has the 100th 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 Timor-Leste
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