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People Who Never Exercise Outside Work, Across Europe
Share of people aged 16 and over who never do physical activity outside work in a typical week, latest survey, %
Eurostat, EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) health module, asked in 2022 and 2025. Self-reported. Germany took part only in 2025; Switzerland and Iceland have only 2022. Some values are flagged by Eurostat as estimates or of low reliability. The chart draws the highest and lowest countries plus the EU average; the data table lists every country.
The share of adults who never do any physical activity outside their work, country by country. The Nordic countries and the Netherlands have the fewest inactive adults; in parts of southern and eastern Europe a large share never exercise.
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- European Union · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “EU average”latest 2025-12-31
- Austria · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Austria”latest 2025-12-31
- Belgium · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Belgium”latest 2025-12-31
- Bulgaria · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Bulgaria”latest 2025-12-31
- Croatia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Croatia”latest 2025-12-31
- Cyprus · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Cyprus”latest 2025-12-31
- Czechia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Czechia”latest 2025-12-31
- Denmark · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Denmark”latest 2025-12-31
- Estonia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Estonia”latest 2025-12-31
- Finland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Finland”latest 2025-12-31
- France · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “France”latest 2025-12-31
- Germany · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Germany”latest 2025-12-31
- Greece · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Greece”latest 2025-12-31
- Hungary · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Hungary”latest 2025-12-31
- Ireland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Ireland”latest 2025-12-31
- Italy · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Italy”latest 2025-12-31
- Latvia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Latvia”latest 2025-12-31
- Lithuania · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Lithuania”latest 2025-12-31
- Luxembourg · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Luxembourg”latest 2025-12-31
- Malta · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Malta”latest 2025-12-31
- Netherlands · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Netherlands”latest 2025-12-31
- Poland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Poland”latest 2025-12-31
- Portugal · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Portugal”latest 2025-12-31
- Romania · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Romania”latest 2025-12-31
- Slovakia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Slovakia”latest 2025-12-31
- Slovenia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Slovenia”latest 2025-12-31
- Spain · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Spain”latest 2025-12-31
- Sweden · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Sweden”latest 2025-12-31
- Norway · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Norway”latest 2025-12-31
- Iceland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Iceland”behind
- Switzerland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of peopleas “Switzerland”behind
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European Union · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Austria · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Belgium · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Bulgaria · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Croatia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Cyprus · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Czechia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Denmark · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Estonia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Finland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
France · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Germany · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Greece · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Hungary · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Ireland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Italy · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Latvia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Lithuania · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Luxembourg · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Malta · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Netherlands · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Poland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Portugal · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Romania · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Slovakia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Slovenia · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Spain · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Sweden · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Norway · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Iceland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Switzerland · Never Physically Active Outside Work · % of people. Source: Eurostat, dataset ilc_hch07b (persons performing physical activity outside working time by frequency in a typical week), EU-SILC health module (variable: frequency of physical activities, excluding working). Eurostat's reuse policy authorises commercial reuse of EU and EFTA data with acknowledgement. Attribution: Source: Eurostat. Palanor reads it daily.
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.