Physical inactivity in United Kingdom
In United Kingdom, 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.
United Kingdom, 2022
21.9%
Change from 2021
−0.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
121st of 193
Physical inactivity in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 21.9% |
| 2021 | 22.6% |
| 2020 | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 24.1% |
| 2018 | 24.8% |
| 2017 | 25.6% |
| 2016 | 26.4% |
| 2015 | 27.2% |
| 2014 | 28.1% |
| 2013 | 28.9% |
| 2012 | 29.8% |
| 2011 | 30.8% |
| 2010 | 31.7% |
| 2009 | 32.6% |
| 2008 | 33.5% |
| 2007 | 34.3% |
| 2006 | 35.2% |
| 2005 | 36.1% |
| 2004 | 36.9% |
| 2003 | 37.7% |
| 2002 | 38.5% |
| 2001 | 39.3% |
| 2000 | 40.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 22.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 29.8%, the figure has changed by −7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, United Kingdom has the 121st highest value.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Adult obesity
27.4%
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Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
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Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat