Physically inactive population share in the U.S. 2013-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 25, 2024

In 2023, the share of the population in the United States who engaged in no physical activity dropped to 21.2 percent. This continued the downward trend that began in 2019, whereby a smaller proportion of the U.S. population engaged in no physical activity in each subsequent year.

Share of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2023

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Release date

February 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Number of respondents

18,000 respondents

Age group

6 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

A participant is defined as an individual who took part in the activity at least once in the given year.

Number of survey participants from 2016 onwards: 24,134 (2016) / 30,999 (2017) / 20,069 (2018) / 18,000 (2019) / 18,000 (2020) / 18,000 (2021) / 18,000 (2022) / 18,000 (2023). Figures for earlier years were not provided by the source.

Figures prior to 2017 were taken from previous surveys.

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