sports in Europe can be found in the Dossier: Fitness industry in Europe.
This statistic displays the results of a survey on the share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location. The survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews and gathered data from 19,982 respondents across Europe. In 2017, it was found that 29 percent of male respondents stated that they engage in sport or physical activity at home. More information about Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location
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Statistics on Fitness industry in Europe
Market overview
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- Premium Statistic Health club industry: Worldwide revenue by region 2009-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of the European health and fitness industry 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Revenue of leading fitness markets in Europe 2019
- Premium Statistic Market share of leading fitness markets in Europe 2019
- Basic Statistic Health club industry revenue in European countries 2019
- Basic Statistic Germany: revenue of the fitness market 2014-2019
- Basic Statistic United Kingdom: revenue of the fitness market 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Gym, health & fitness club industry market size in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2022
Health & fitness clubs
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- Premium Statistic Health clubs - total number by region worldwide 2009-2019
- Basic Statistic Health and fitness clubs in European countries 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of health and fitness clubs in Europe 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic Membership health/fitness clubs in European countries 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of gyms in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Germany: leading fitness operators 2015-2019, by number of clubs
Membership & participation
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- Basic Statistic EU: distribution of exercise and sport participation in 2017, by age group and gender
- Premium Statistic EU: share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in 2017
- Premium Statistic Female participation in sport and physical activity England 2016-2021
- Basic Statistic England: most popular sports in 2021, by monthly participants
- Premium Statistic Fitness class participation England 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Health/fitness clubs members in Europe 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Membership health/fitness clubs in European countries 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of gym members in the UK 2019-2021
Company revenues
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- Premium Statistic Health/Fitness club companies - Alex Fitness (Russia) revenue 2012-2019
- Premium Statistic Health/Fitness club companies - Groupe DG / Keep Cool revenue 2014-2019
- Basic Statistic Health/Fitness club companies - Vivafit Portugal revenue 2016-2019
- Premium Statistic UK: The Gym Group sales revenue 2012-2019 (in million GBP)
Fitness apps
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- Premium Statistic Online revenue forecast for the eServices Fitness market in Europe until 2024
- Premium Statistic Forecast for the number of users in the eServices Fitness market in Europe until 2024
- Premium Statistic Leading health and fitness apps in Google Play in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Fitness and health service online purchases in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Opinions on the use of VR for personal fitness training in the UK 2019, by age
- Premium Statistic Leading Android health apps in Germany 2022, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Percentage growth in the users' base of Italian health and fitness apps in 2020
Impact of the coronavirus
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- Premium Statistic Most searched fitness keywords during COVID-19 outbreak in the UK 2020
- Basic Statistic Change in physical activity levels during the lockdown in the UK 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Physical fitness among Norwegians after the coronavirus outbreak 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of people planning to visit fitness centers during COVID-19 in Denmark 2020
- Premium Statistic Sport practice since the beginning of COVID-19 crisis in France 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic COVID-19: reasons to leave the gym after lockdown in Spain in 2020
- Basic Statistic Sporting activity during the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland in 2020
- Basic Statistic Change in revenues on the fitness market due to the COVID-19 in Poland 2020
Further related statistics
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- EU: share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in 2017, by age group
- Market value of sportswear in China 2015-2020
- Breakdown of the participation-based sports market value in China 2016, by category
- Denmark: employees in sports, amusement and recreation sector 2014, by age and gender
- Luxembourg: employee numbers in sports activities sector 2014, by age group & gender
- Types of skiing practiced by the French 2016
- Sport England: number of people reached through Sportivate golf projects 2017
- Breakdown of the sports market value in China 2016, by category
- Italy: number of employees in sport activities 2014, by age group and gender
- CSAF sport project funding in the North East region of the UK 2013-14
- Number of physically active population in China 2015, by region
- Romania: number of employees in sports activities sector 2014, by age group & gender
- Slovenia: number of employees in sports activities sector 2014, by age group & gender
- Sport England: number of people reached through Sportivate handball projects 2017
- Italy: share of regular sport participants from 2010 to 2014, by statistical region
- Colombia - number of hours spent on exercise/participating in sport activities 2018
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- EU: share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in 2017, by age group
- Market value of sportswear in China 2015-2020
- Breakdown of the participation-based sports market value in China 2016, by category
- Denmark: employees in sports, amusement and recreation sector 2014, by age and gender
- Luxembourg: employee numbers in sports activities sector 2014, by age group & gender
- Types of skiing practiced by the French 2016
- Sport England: number of people reached through Sportivate golf projects 2017
- Breakdown of the sports market value in China 2016, by category
- Italy: number of employees in sport activities 2014, by age group and gender
- CSAF sport project funding in the North East region of the UK 2013-14
- Number of physically active population in China 2015, by region
- Romania: number of employees in sports activities sector 2014, by age group & gender
- Slovenia: number of employees in sports activities sector 2014, by age group & gender
- Sport England: number of people reached through Sportivate handball projects 2017
- Italy: share of regular sport participants from 2010 to 2014, by statistical region
- Colombia - number of hours spent on exercise/participating in sport activities 2018
European Commission. (March 22, 2018). Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/599274/eu-share-of-people-who-do-sport-physical-activity-by-gender-and-location/
European Commission. "Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location." Chart. March 22, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599274/eu-share-of-people-who-do-sport-physical-activity-by-gender-and-location/
European Commission. (2018). Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/599274/eu-share-of-people-who-do-sport-physical-activity-by-gender-and-location/
European Commission. "Share of People Who Engage in Sport or Physical Activity in The European Union (Eu) in 2017, by Gender and Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599274/eu-share-of-people-who-do-sport-physical-activity-by-gender-and-location/
European Commission, Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/599274/eu-share-of-people-who-do-sport-physical-activity-by-gender-and-location/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Share of people who engage in sport or physical activity in the European Union (EU) in 2017, by gender and location [Graph], European Commission, March 22, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/599274/eu-share-of-people-who-do-sport-physical-activity-by-gender-and-location/