Children and young people physical activity data, February 2026
Data on levels of physical activity in children and young people, part of the the obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile on Fingertips.
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The obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile presents the latest available data to help understand and monitor the patterns and trends in obesity, physical activity and nutrition at national, regional and local levels in England.
A new indicator showing the percentage of less active children and young people has been added to the profile. The indicator on percentage of physically active children and young people has been updated with 2024 to 2025 data.
Data is presented, for both indicators, at upper and lower tier local authority, region and England for the years 2015 to 2025. Data for these indicators was published by Sport England in December 2025.
If you have any comments, questions or feedback, contact us at pha-ohid@dhsc.gov.uk. Please use ‘obesity, physical activity and nutrition profile feedback’ as the email subject.