Descriptive characteristics of the survey samples of participants aged 25–64 years from 104 countries
| Country | Year | Sample size | N (%) female | N (%) 25–44 years | N (%) reporting 0 min/week overall activity | N (%) meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines |
| Low-income countries | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 2018 | 2673 | 1351 (50.6) | 1910 (71.5) | 561 (21.0) | 1865 (69.8) |
| Benin | 2015 | 3963 | 1998 (50.4) | 2824 (71.3) | 454 (11.5) | 3308 (83.5) |
| Burkina Faso | 2013 | 3782 | 2015 (53.3) | 2645 (69.9) | 341 (9.0) | 3153 (83.4) |
| Central African Republic | 2017 | 2800 | 1380 (49.3) | 2016 (72.0) | 97 (3.5) | 2665 (95.2) |
| Chad | 2008 | 1622 | 795 (49.0) | 1063 (65.5) | 245 (15.1) | 1196 (73.7) |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2005 | 1194 | 740 (62.0) | 846 (70.9) | 205 (17.2) | 902 (75.5) |
| Eritrea | 2010 | 5380 | 4579 (85.1) | 3792 (70.5) | 394 (7.3) | 4755 (88.4) |
| Ethiopia | 2006 | 3879 | 2257 (58.2) | 2219 (57.2) | 120 (3.1) | 3199 (82.5) |
| Gambia | 2010 | 3888 | 2019 (51.9) | 2879 (74.1) | 599 (15.4) | 3172 (81.6) |
| Guinea | 2009 | 1661 | 837 (50.4) | 1149 (69.2) | 101 (6.1) | 1457 (87.7) |
| Liberia | 2011 | 2287 | 1150 (50.3) | 1563 (68.3) | 423 (18.5) | 1686 (73.7) |
| Madagascar | 2005 | 3999 | 2054 (51.4) | 2763 (69.1) | 374 (9.4) | 3369 (84.2) |
| Malawi | 2017 | 2552 | 1315 (51.5) | 1904 (74.6) | 15 (0.6) | 2508 (98.3) |
| Mali | 2013 | 691 | 457 (66.1) | 378 (54.7) | 155 (22.4) | 449 (65.0) |
| Mozambique | 2005 | 2853 | 1618 (56.7) | 1982 (69.5) | 31 (1.1) | 2747 (96.3) |
| Nepal | 2019 | 4356 | 2325 (53.4) | 2915 (66.9) | 202 (4.6) | 4069 (93.4) |
| Niger | 2007 | 2050 | 921 (44.9) | 1180 (57.6) | 349 (17.0) | 1550 (75.6) |
| Rwanda | 2012–2013 | 5495 | 2933 (53.4) | 3939 (71.7) | 374 (6.8) | 4787 (87.1) |
| Sierra Leone | 2009 | 2413 | 1248 (51.7) | 1692 (70.1) | 185 (7.7) | 2120 (87.9) |
| Tajikistan | 2016–2017 | 2108 | 947 (44.9) | 1643 (77.9) | 357 (17.0) | 1498 (71.1) |
| Togo | 2010–2011 | 2871 | 1531 (53.3) | 2059 (71.7) | 116 (4.0) | 2631 (91.6) |
| Uganda | 2014 | 2820 | 1449 (51.4) | 2099 (74.4) | 72 (2.6) | 2698 (95.7) |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 2012 | 8100 | 4128 (51.0) | 5905 (72.9) | 203 (2.5) | 7693 (95.0) |
| United Republic of Tanzania (Zanzibar) | 2011 | 2621 | 1374 (52.4) | 1909 (72.8) | 92 (3.5) | 2308 (88.1) |
| Lower-middle-income countries | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 2018 | 6866 | 3456 (50.3) | 4497 (65.5) | 459 (6.7) | 6048 (88.1) |
| Bhutan | 2014 | 2339 | 1008 (43.1) | 1694 (72.4) | 82 (3.5) | 2201 (94.1) |
| Cabo Verde | 2007 | 1724 | 869 (50.4) | 1317 (76.4) | 120 (6.9) | 1434 (83.2) |
| Cambodia | 2010 | 5432 | 2789 (51.3) | 3564 (65.6) | 298 (5.5) | 4960 (91.3) |
| Cameroon | 2003 | 5253 | 3289 (62.6) | 3618 (68.9) | 627 (11.9) | 3388 (64.5) |
| Comoros | 2011 | 4646 | 2329 (50.1) | 3147 (67.7) | 252 (5.4) | 4082 (87.9) |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2005 | 2593 | 1382 (53.3) | 1938 (74.7) | 334 (12.9) | 1773 (68.4) |
| Egypt | 2017 | 4984 | 2478 (49.7) | 3235 (64.9) | 712 (14.3) | 3679 (73.8) |
| Eswatini | 2014 | 2017 | 1138 (56.4) | 1426 (70.7) | 190 (9.4) | 1676 (83.1) |
| Ghana | 2007–2008 | 2985 | 1463 (49.0) | 1800 (60.3) | 288 (9.7) | 2580 (86.4) |
| India | 2007–2008 | 7770 | 3667 (47.2) | 4888 (62.9) | 449 (5.8) | 7026 (90.4) |
| Kenya | 2015 | 3421 | 1732 (50.6) | 2529 (73.9) | 103 (3.0) | 3234 (94.5) |
| Kiribati | 2015–2016 | 1618 | 866 (53.5) | 1032 (63.8) | 332 (20.5) | 1043 (64.4) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2013 | 2620 | 1297 (49.5) | 1639 (62.6) | 178 (6.8) | 2320 (88.6) |
| Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 2013 | 2124 | 1234 (58.1) | 1244 (58.5) | 58 (2.7) | 1946 (91.6) |
| Lesotho | 2012 | 1791 | 924 (51.6) | 1362 (76.0) | 33 (1.8) | 1710 (95.5) |
| Mauritania | 2006 | 1095 | 609 (55.6) | 587 (53.6) | 190 (17.4) | 571 (52.1) |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 2016 | 1643 | 823 (50.1) | 1142 (69.5) | 529 (32.2) | 1000 (60.9) |
| Moldova, Republic of | 2013 | 3805 | 1848 (48.6) | 2156 (56.7) | 218 (5.7) | 3409 (89.6) |
| Mongolia | 2019 | 5429 | 2768 (51.0) | 3506 (64.6) | 853 (15.7) | 4089 (75.3) |
| Morocco | 2017 | 4088 | 2106 (51.5) | 2511 (61.4) | 490 (12.0) | 3296 (80.6) |
| Myanmar | 2014 | 8143 | 4052 (49.8) | 4959 (60.9) | 701 (8.6) | 6872 (84.4) |
| Niue | 2011–2012 | 581 | 319 (54.9) | 271 (46.6) | 10 (1.7) | 554 (95.4) |
| Pakistan | 2013–2014 | 5309 | 3101 (58.4) | 3644 (68.6) | 1426 (26.9) | 3156 (59.5) |
| Papua New Guinea | 2007–2008 | 1899 | 913 (48.1) | 1368 (72.0) | 132 (7.0) | 1670 (88.0) |
| Solomon Islands | 2015 | 1912 | 999 (52.3) | 1328 (69.4) | 197 (10.3) | 1592 (83.2) |
| Sudan | 2016 | 5799 | 2742 (47.3) | 4033 (69.5) | 325 (5.6) | 4952 (85.4) |
| São Tomé and Principe | 2008 | 2261 | 1192 (52.7) | 1558 (68.9) | 147 (6.5) | 1975 (87.4) |
| Timor-Leste | 2014 | 1792 | 723 (40.3) | 1196 (66.7) | 130 (7.3) | 1455 (81.2) |
| Tokelau | 2014 | 439 | 240 (54.6) | 261 (59.5) | 28 (6.3) | 386 (87.9) |
| Vanuatu | 2011 | 4457 | 2343 (52.6) | 3031 (68.0) | 91 (2.0) | 4177 (93.7) |
| Viet Nam | 2015 | 3116 | 1605 (51.5) | 1866 (59.9) | 556 (17.9) | 2302 (73.9) |
| West Bank and Gaza Strip | 2010–2011 | 5105 | 2536 (49.7) | 3580 (70.1) | 1336 (26.2) | 3050 (59.7) |
| Zambia | 2017 | 2550 | 1253 (49.1) | 1916 (75.1) | 139 (5.5) | 2276 (89.3) |
| Upper-middle-income countries | ||||||
| Algeria | 2016–2017 | 5566 | 2789 (50.1) | 3677 (66.1) | 741 (13.3) | 4193 (75.3) |
| American Samoa | 2004 | 2015 | 1010 (50.1) | 1354 (67.2) | 941 (46.7) | 845 (41.9) |
| Armenia | 2016 | 1825 | 877 (48.1) | 1046 (57.3) | 283 (15.5) | 1437 (78.8) |
| Azerbaijan | 2017 | 2322 | 1196 (51.5) | 1343 (57.8) | 269 (11.6) | 1889 (81.3) |
| Belarus | 2016–2017 | 4203 | 2178 (51.8) | 2162 (51.4) | 301 (7.2) | 3682 (87.6) |
| Botswana | 2014 | 2688 | 1343 (49.9) | 1939 (72.2) | 270 (10.0) | 2118 (78.8) |
| Brazil | 2013–2014 | 21 942 | 11 692 (53.3) | 12 721 (58.0) | 6105 (27.8) | 14 509 (66.1) |
| China | 2008–2010 | 9055 | 4574 (50.5) | 4235 (46.8) | 1187 (13.1) | 7130 (78.7) |
| Cook Islands | 2013–2015 | 1064 | 536 (50.4) | 636 (59.8) | 169 (15.8) | 800 (75.2) |
| Ecuador | 2018 | 3620 | 1879 (51.9) | 2041 (56.4) | 304 (8.4) | 2977 (82.2) |
| Fiji | 2011 | 2325 | 1173 (50.4) | 1369 (58.9) | 144 (6.2) | 1973 (84.9) |
| Gabon | 2009 | 1958 | 1144 (58.4) | 1269 (64.8) | 231 (11.8) | 1418 (72.4) |
| Georgia | 2016 | 3346 | 1743 (52.1) | 1726 (51.6) | 322 (9.6) | 2776 (83.0) |
| Grenada | 2010–2011 | 1030 | 502 (48.8) | 674 (65.4) | 184 (17.8) | 733 (71.1) |
| Guyana | 2016 | 2051 | 1017 (49.6) | 1254 (61.1) | 391 (19.1) | 1444 (70.4) |
| Iraq | 2015 | 3036 | 1505 (49.6) | 1981 (65.2) | 853 (28.1) | 1615 (53.2) |
| Jordan | 2019 | 4350 | 2325 (53.5) | 2979 (68.5) | 476 (10.9) | 3250 (74.7) |
| Lebanon | 2017 | 1426 | 764 (53.6) | 885 (62.1) | 726 (50.9) | 548 (38.4) |
| Libya | 2009 | 3460 | 1740 (50.3) | 2692 (77.8) | 783 (22.6) | 2194 (63.4) |
| Maldives | 2011 | 1222 | 615 (50.3) | 911 (74.6) | 320 (26.2) | 756 (61.9) |
| Marshall Islands | 2002 | 1806 | 1100 (60.9) | 1271 (70.4) | 751 (41.6) | 997 (55.2) |
| Mexico | 2009–2010 | 1324 | 717 (54.1) | 906 (68.4) | 192 (14.5) | 962 (72.6) |
| Nauru | 2015–2016 | 1031 | 534 (51.8) | 719 (69.8) | 267 (25.9) | 617 (59.8) |
| Russian Federation | 2007–2010 | 2306 | 1284 (55.7) | 1248 (54.1) | 115 (5.0) | 2146 (93.1) |
| Saint Lucia | 2012 | 1673 | 1039 (62.1) | 853 (51.0) | 268 (16.0) | 1226 (73.3) |
| Samoa | 2013 | 1412 | 681 (48.2) | 901 (63.8) | 118 (8.4) | 1216 (86.1) |
| South Africa | 2007–2008 | 2447 | 1291 (52.8) | 1476 (60.3) | 915 (37.4) | 1374 (56.2) |
| Sri Lanka | 2014–2015 | 4321 | 2184 (50.6) | 2436 (56.4) | 837 (19.4) | 3029 (70.1) |
| Tonga | 2017 | 3201 | 2068 (64.6) | 1940 (60.6) | 826 (25.8) | 1920 (60.0) |
| Tuvalu | 2015 | 935 | 489 (52.3) | 590 (63.1) | 141 (15.1) | 689 (73.6) |
| High-income countries | ||||||
| Anguilla | 2016 | 1347 | 695 (51.6) | 782 (58.0) | 235 (17.4) | 1014 (75.3) |
| Bahamas | 2011–2012 | 1617 | 806 (49.8) | 998 (61.7) | 524 (32.4) | 955 (59.0) |
| Barbados | 2007 | 934 | 489 (52.4) | 566 (60.6) | 207 (22.2) | 599 (64.1) |
| British Virgin Islands | 2009 | 1065 | 486 (45.6) | 572 (53.7) | 189 (17.8) | 780 (73.3) |
| Brunei Darussalam | 2015–2016 | 2761 | 1418 (51.4) | 1793 (64.9) | 318 (11.5) | 2050 (74.2) |
| Cayman Islands | 2012 | 1266 | 624 (49.3) | 800 (63.2) | 222 (17.5) | 922 (72.8) |
| Chile | 2016–2017 | 3831 | 1919 (50.1) | 2108 (55.0) | 668 (17.4) | 2699 (70.4) |
| French Polynesia | 2010 | 2862 | 1379 (48.2) | 1815 (63.4) | 225 (7.9) | 2440 (85.3) |
| Korea, Rep. | 2018 | 4038 | 1987 (49.2) | 1938 (48.0) | 1274 (31.6) | 1866 (46.2) |
| Kuwait | 2014 | 3160 | 1678 (53.1) | 2170 (68.7) | 1613 (51.0) | 1131 (35.8) |
| Palau | 2016 | 1173 | 553 (47.1) | 569 (48.5) | 261 (22.3) | 783 (66.8) |
| Qatar | 2012 | 2003 | 1006 (50.2) | 1411 (70.5) | 466 (23.3) | 1182 (59.0) |
| Seychelles | 2013–2014 | 1239 | 618 (49.8) | 716 (57.8) | 59 (4.7) | 1007 (81.3) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2011 | 2151 | 1113 (51.7) | 1287 (59.8) | 613 (28.5) | 1285 (59.8) |
| USA | 2017–2018 | 3628 | 1855 (51.1) | 1800 (49.6) | 726 (20.0) | 2504 (69.0) |
| Uruguay | 2013–2014 | 2090 | 1091(52.2) | 1157 (55.4) | 302 (14.5) | 1613 (77.2) |
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Micronesia Fed. Sts. and Pakistan are subnational surveys. Total sample size is unweighted, all other N/proportions are weighted when sample weights have been provided. Meeting the WHO physical activity guidelines is defined as ≥150 min of moderate intensity activity per week, or ≥75 min of vigorous intensity activity per week, or ≥600 MET-min/week.