In 2022, the size of the United States' population not engaged in any physical activity dropped to approximately 72.2 million. This continued the downward trend that began in 2019, which has seen the size of the country's physically inactive population decline each year since.
Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in millions)
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SFIA. (February 22, 2023). Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/
SFIA. "Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. February 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/
SFIA. (2023). Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/
SFIA. "Size of Population Who Engaged in No Physical Activity in The United States from 2013 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/
SFIA, Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Size of population who engaged in no physical activity in the United States from 2013 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], SFIA, February 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/988091/inactive-population-us/