The statistic illustrates the golf participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016. In 2016, the rate of people in Japan claiming to play golf stood at about 7.9 percent. A look at the whole period examined reveals, that the participation rate decreased from around 13.8 percent in 1996 by more than 40 percent.
Golf participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016*
Data prior to 2016 comes from previous surveys. The Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities has been conducted every five years.
Number of respondents:
2011 n=200,000
2006 n=200,000
2001 n=200,000
1996 n=270,000
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Statistics Bureau Japan. (September 15, 2017). Golf participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 08, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/763685/japan-participation-rate-playing-golf/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Golf participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016*." Chart. September 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763685/japan-participation-rate-playing-golf/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2017). Golf participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 08, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/763685/japan-participation-rate-playing-golf/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Golf Participation Rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/763685/japan-participation-rate-playing-golf/
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