Manchester Overview

The latest Active Lives Release, May 2019/20, has seen an increase (2.1%) in the inactive population in Manchester in the last 12 months. Manchester has seen the percentage of people moving, active for at least 30 minutes a week, decrease by 1.1% since Active Lives began (November 2015/16) in comparison Greater Manchester as a whole has increased the moving population by 0.5% in the same time period.

Inactivity Across Demographics
The largest inactivity gap amongst adults in Manchester is the age gap with a 32.6% gap, the smallest is the gender gap with a 2.0% gap.
