According to a survey conducted in 2021, around 22 percent of female respondents in Japan claimed to participate in sports at least five times a week, while about 15 percent stated that they exercise at least five times a week for 120 minutes and with more than moderate intensity. The rate of young Japanese females participating in sports with high frequency gradually declined over the years.
Participation rate of young women exercising or doing sports at least five times per week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by level
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:
2021 n=823
2019 n=800
2017 n=784
2015 n=715
2013 n=729.
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Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (April 1, 2022). Participation rate of young women exercising or doing sports at least five times per week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/922610/japan-female-teenager-sports-participation-rate-five-times-per-week-intensity/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation. "Participation rate of young women exercising or doing sports at least five times per week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by level." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/922610/japan-female-teenager-sports-participation-rate-five-times-per-week-intensity/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (2022). Participation rate of young women exercising or doing sports at least five times per week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/922610/japan-female-teenager-sports-participation-rate-five-times-per-week-intensity/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation. "Participation Rate of Young Women Exercising or Doing Sports at Least Five times per Week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/922610/japan-female-teenager-sports-participation-rate-five-times-per-week-intensity/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation, Participation rate of young women exercising or doing sports at least five times per week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/922610/japan-female-teenager-sports-participation-rate-five-times-per-week-intensity/ (last visited November 07, 2024)
Participation rate of young women exercising or doing sports at least five times per week in Japan from 2013 to 2021, by level [Graph], Sasakawa Sports Foundation, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/922610/japan-female-teenager-sports-participation-rate-five-times-per-week-intensity/