This statistic depicts the volleyball participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016. In 2016, the rate of respondents claiming to play volleyball stood at about 4.5 percent, representing a slight increase from about four percent in 2011. However, a look at the whole period surveyed reveals a decrease in participation from around 9.6 percent in 1996.
Volleyball participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016
foreigners living in Japan are included in the survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire and personal interview
Supplementary notes
The survey has been conducted every five years by the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Data prior to 2016 comes from previous surveys.
Number of respondents in previous reports:
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). Volleyball participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 03, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/814335/japan-participation-rate-playing-volleyball/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Volleyball participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016." Chart. September 15, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814335/japan-participation-rate-playing-volleyball/
Statistics Bureau Japan. (2017). Volleyball participation rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 03, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/814335/japan-participation-rate-playing-volleyball/
Statistics Bureau Japan. "Volleyball Participation Rate in Japan from 1996 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/814335/japan-participation-rate-playing-volleyball/
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