Physical inactivity in Yemen

In Yemen, 26.7% 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
Yemen, 2022 26.7% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 26.3%
Position in 2022 96th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Yemen 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 Yemen
2022 26.7%
2021 26.3%
2020 25.8%
2019 25.4%
2018 24.9%
2017 24.5%
2016 24.0%
2015 23.6%
2014 23.2%
2013 22.8%
2012 22.4%
2011 22.1%
2010 21.8%
2009 21.5%
2008 21.2%
2007 20.9%
2006 20.6%
2005 20.4%
2004 20.1%
2003 19.9%
2002 19.7%
2001 19.5%
2000 19.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 26.3% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 22.4%, the figure has changed by +4.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Yemen has the 96th 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 Yemen
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