Physical inactivity in Uruguay

In Uruguay, 36.4% 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
Uruguay, 2022 36.4% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.3percentage points 2021: 36.1%
Position in 2022 52nd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Uruguay 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 Uruguay
2022 36.4%
2021 36.1%
2020 35.8%
2019 35.5%
2018 35.2%
2017 34.9%
2016 34.7%
2015 34.4%
2014 34.1%
2013 33.8%
2012 33.6%
2011 33.3%
2010 33.1%
2009 32.9%
2008 32.6%
2007 32.4%
2006 32.2%
2005 32.0%
2004 31.8%
2003 31.6%
2002 31.4%
2001 31.2%
2000 31.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 36.1% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 33.6%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Uruguay has the 52nd 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 Uruguay
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