Percentage of Europeans meeting physical activity recommendations

Percentage of Europeans meeting physical activity recommendations in 2017 (based on self-reported values)

**Belgium - Wallonia**
Age	Males	Females
11 years	29	11
13 years	21	13
15 years	17	11

Belgium - Flanders

Age	Males	Females
11 years	21	14
13 years	19	13
15 years	17	6
>15 years

Bulgaria

Age	Males	Females
11 years	42	30
13 years	35	20
15 years	25	18
>15 years	15.3	5.3

Czechia

Age	Males	Females
11 years	29	23
13 years	27	20
15 years	20	13
>15 years	33.9	23.3

Denmark

Age	Males	Females
11 years	19	11
13 years	17	11
15 years	16	7
>15 years	52.5	56.7

Germany

Age	Males	Females
11 years	25	16
13 years	17	12
15 years	16	9
>15 years	51.2	45.5

Estonia

Age	Males	Females
11 years	21	15
13 years	22	12
15 years	18	9
>15 years	27.6	19.4

Ireland

Age	Males	Females
11 years	45	31
13 years	36	16
15 years	25	9
>15 years	34.7	23.8

Greece

Age	Males	Females
11 years	20	11
13 years	19	8
15 years	15	7
>15 years	20.1	13.6

Spain

Age	Males	Females
11 years	21	13
13 years	14	10
15 years	15	10
>15 years	40.9	27.4

France

Age	Males	Females
11 years	25	11
13 years	16	9
15 years	14	6
>15 years	31.8	18.9

Croatia

Age	Males	Females
11 years	39	26
13 years	33	19
15 years	25	12
>15 years	24.0	15.2

Italy

Age	Males	Females
11 years	17	8
13 years	14	6
15 years	11	5
>15 years	23.7	13.3

Cyprus

Age	Males	Females
11 years	-	-
13 years	-	-
15 years	-	-
>15 years	30.1	20.9

Latvia

Age	Males	Females
11 years	25	18
13 years	20	14
15 years	21	14
>15 years	28.3	19.3

Lithuania

Age	Males	Females
11 years	27	20
13 years	28	13
15 years	23	12
>15 years	25.4	15.0

Luxembourg

Age	Males	Females
11 years	34	21
13 years	35	17
15 years	26	9
>15 years	46.4	37.0

Hungary

Age	Males	Females
11 years	34	24
13 years	25	15
15 years	24	11
>15 years	33.1	24.7

Malta

Age	Males	Females
11 years	28	21
13 years	20	11
15 years	16	9
>15 years	38.3	31.5

Netherlands

Age	Males	Females
11 years	24	15
13 years	21	17
15 years	22	12
>15 years	-	-

Austria

Age	Males	Females
11 years	33	26
13 years	29	15
15 years	18	5
>15 years	53.3	47.6

Poland

Age	Males	Females
11 years	34	27
13 years	29	19
15 years	25	11
>15 years	20.4	14.2

Portugal

Age	Males	Females
11 years	26	16
13 years	25	6
15 years	18	5
>15 years	24.5	13.1

Romania

Age	Males	Females
11 years	39	23
13 years	28	16
15 years	21	11
>15 years	14.0	3.7

Slovenia

Age	Males	Females
11 years	27	18
13 years	25	13
15 years	21	7
>15 years	43.4	32.5

Slovakia

Age	Males	Females
11 years	37	26
13 years	31	19
15 years	25	13
>15 years	35.5	23.7

Finland

Age	Males	Females
11 years	47	34
13 years	29	23
15 years	22	13
>15 years	54.8	54.5

Sweden

Age	Males	Females
11 years	21	13
13 years	14	10
15 years	15	10
>15 years	54.1	54.1

UK - England

Age	Males	Females
11 years	25	20
13 years	23	14
15 years	18	9

UK - Scotland

Age	Males	Females
11 years	29	21
13 years	19	13
15 years	14	11

UK - Wales

Age	Males	Females
11 years	26	15
13 years	20	12
15 years	16	8

UK

Age	Males	Females
>15 years	42.3	32.3

EU in 2017

Age	Males	Females
>15 years	35.7	26.2

Norway

Age	Males	Females
11 years	32	19
13 years	18	12
15 years	23	8
>15 years	57.8	55.9

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Originally Published \| Last Updated	16 Nov 2020 \| 09 Apr 2021
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Percentage of Europeans meeting physical activity recommendations