This statistic shows the result of a survey on the national sport in Denmark in 2017. That year, the majority of respondents stated that they would describe football as the Danish national sport to a foreigner. Compared to that, the share of surveyed Danes naming handball was close, amounting to 39 percent.
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Which sport would you describe to a foreigner as Denmark's national sport?
Opinions about the national sport in Denmark 2017
Published by M. Ridder,
Jan 23, 2019
Which sport would you describe to a foreigner as Denmark's national sport?
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Denmark
Survey time period
Febuary 3 to 5, 2017
Number of respondents
1,005 respondents
Age group
18-74 years
Method of interview
Panel survey
Supplementary notes
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "Hvilken sportsgren vil du over for en udlænding beskrive som Danmarks nationalsport?"
Opinions about the national sport in Denmark 2017
Published by M. Ridder,
Jan 23, 2019
This statistic shows the result of a survey on the national sport in Denmark in 2017. That year, the majority of respondents stated that they would describe football as the Danish national sport to a foreigner. Compared to that, the share of surveyed Danes naming handball was close, amounting to 39 percent.
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BT. (February 28, 2017). Which sport would you describe to a foreigner as Denmark's national sport? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 15, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/958286/opinions-about-the-national-sport-in-denmark/
BT. "Which sport would you describe to a foreigner as Denmark's national sport?." Chart. February 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958286/opinions-about-the-national-sport-in-denmark/
BT. (2017). Which sport would you describe to a foreigner as Denmark's national sport?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 15, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/958286/opinions-about-the-national-sport-in-denmark/
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BT, Which sport would you describe to a foreigner as Denmark's national sport? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/958286/opinions-about-the-national-sport-in-denmark/ (last visited December 15, 2019)
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