Prevalence of physical inactivity among adults

RecordSTO-KH7G4CFKWT-EDKM57NEPD-BY34HT

35%
forecast

Global · 2030

WHO projects prevalence of physical inactivity among adults worldwide at 35% in 2030.

Original source
Publisher
WHO
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Levels of physical inactivity globally
Retrieved
16 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

If this trend continues, the proportion of adults not meeting recommended levels of physical activity is projected to rise to 35% by 2030.

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APA

World Health Organization. (2030). Physical activity. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KH7G4CFKWTEDKM57NEPDBY34HT

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MLA
World Health Organization. "Physical activity." 2030, https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KH7G4CFKWTEDKM57NEPDBY34HT.
Chicago
World Health Organization. "Physical activity." 2030. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KH7G4CFKWTEDKM57NEPDBY34HT.
BibTeX
@misc{who2030prevalenceby34ht, author = {{World Health Organization}}, title = {Physical activity}, year = {2030}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_KH7G4CFKWTEDKM57NEPDBY34HT}, note = {Original source: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/physical-activity. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }

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Primary source

Publisher
World Health Organization · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Physical activity
Type
Press release
Published
—
Locator
Levels of physical inactivity globally
Retrieved
16 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
See source

Verification

Status
Verified
Review protocol
pipeline:quote-verified-v2
Checked on
27 September 2026
Last revision
27 September 2026
Permanent URL
/stat/stat_KH7G4CFKWTEDKM57NEPDBY34HT