Average per game attendance in the NBA from 2005-2022

The average per game attendance (regular season) of the National Basketball Association rose over the years from the 2006/07 season to the 2019/20 season. In the 2020/21 season, NBA games were impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and were attended by an average of 892 people. Figures rose back to pre-pandemic levels during the 2021/22 season, which saw an average of 17,184 at every NBA game.

NBA attendances

The total attendance at regular season games in the NBA reached its peak in the 2016/17 season, as roughly 22 million people attended regular NBA season games during that particular season. This was a slight increase from the 2015/16 season, when about 21.95 million people attended regular season games. On average, NBA home games brought over 17 thousand people to NBA arenas per game in the last few seasons, until declining in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With an average of 17,884 attendees, the 2016/17 season established a new record for the league in terms of attendance since the 2006/07 league. The Chicago Bulls had the highest average regular season home attendance amongst all NBA franchises in the 2021/22 season - about 20,900 spectators attended home games of the team during that season. The Philadelphia 76ers, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Miami Heat are amongst the teams with the highest average regular season home attendance in the NBA.