Going for a run: frequency in leisure time in Germany 2023

In 2023, around 5.88 million people in Germany aged 14 years or older often went jogging in their spare time. This was an increase compared to the year before. The statistic shows the results of a survey on the number of people who went on runs in their spare time in Germany from 2019 to 2023.
The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.

Number of people who go running in their spare time in Germany from 2019 to 2023, by frequency (in millions)

Characteristic	I often go for a run	I sometimes go for a run	I never go for a run
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Release date

June 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2019 to 2023

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking population

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Information about the population:
German-speaking resident population aged 14 years and older.

Information on random sample:
2019: 23,318 respondents, representing 70.60 million
2020: 23,191 respondents, representing 70.64 million
2021: 22,563 respondents, representing 70.54 million
2022: 23,015 respondents, representing 70,60 million
2023: 23,524 respondents, representing 70.08 million

You can find further information on the methodology of the study here.

The question was phrased by the source as follows: "What do you do in your spare time, the season allowing? Please tick off in every line whether you do the named activity often, sometimes, or never. Leisure time: jogging, cross country running."

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