• Japan: high frequency sports participation rate among young people 2019

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In 2019, around 18 percent of respondents in Japan aged between 12 to 21 years old claimed to participate in sports at least five times a week, while approximately 24.7 percent stated that they exercised at least five times a week for 120 minutes and with more than moderate intensity. The rate of young Japanese people participating in sports with high frequency gradually declined over the years.

Participation rate of young people in Japan exercising or doing sports at least five times per week from 2013 to 2019, by level

	Level 3*	Level 4**
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Release date

March 2020

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

June 29 to July 20, 2019

Number of respondents

1,675 respondents

Age group

12 to 21 years

Special properties

respondents who participated in sports during the past year

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

*At least 5 times a week (260 times or more/year).
**At least 5 times a week (260 times or more/year) with a duration of 120 minutes, and with more than moderate intensity.

According to the source, data prior to 2017 were created with data of 12 to 19 year old respondents from the 2013 and 2015 National Sports-Life Survey of Teens.
Number of respondents:
2017 n=1,636
2015 n=1,453
2013 n=1,510.