Physical inactivity in United Arab Emirates
In United Arab Emirates, 64.0% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
United Arab Emirates, 2022
64.0%
Change from 2021
+0.9percentage points
Position in 2022
1st of 193
Physical inactivity in United Arab Emirates over time
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United Arab Emirates
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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 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 64.0% |
| 2021 | 63.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% |
| 2019 | 60.9% |
| 2018 | 59.9% |
| 2017 | 58.9% |
| 2016 | 57.8% |
| 2015 | 56.6% |
| 2014 | 55.5% |
| 2013 | 54.3% |
| 2012 | 53.1% |
| 2011 | 51.8% |
| 2010 | 50.5% |
| 2009 | 49.4% |
| 2008 | 48.7% |
| 2007 | 48.2% |
| 2006 | 47.8% |
| 2005 | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% |
| 2003 | 45.1% |
| 2002 | 44.0% |
| 2001 | 42.9% |
| 2000 | 41.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 63.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 53.1%, the figure has changed by +10.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, United Arab Emirates has the highest value.
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