The number of participants in gymnastics aged six years and older in the United States grew by four percent in 2023 over the previous year. Specifically, there were 4.76 million U.S. gymnasts in 2023, whereas the figure amounted to 4.57 million in 2022. Based on data available since 2010, the number of gymnasts in the U.S. peaked at 5.38 million in 2016.
Gymnastics in the U.S.
Gymnastics primarily include exercises that require balance, flexibility, strength and control. These exercises can include vault, floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars, uneven bars, balance beam, high bar, and still rings. According to a Statista Global Consumer Survey published in April 2022, 10 percent of survey participants followed gymnastics in the U.S., making the sport more popular than cycling, cricket, and table tennis, among others.
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Outdoor Foundation. (February 27, 2024). Number of gymnastics participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191908/participants-in-gymnastics-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of gymnastics participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191908/participants-in-gymnastics-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. (2024). Number of gymnastics participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191908/participants-in-gymnastics-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation. "Number of Gymnastics Participants in The United States from 2010 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191908/participants-in-gymnastics-in-the-us-since-2006/
Outdoor Foundation, Number of gymnastics participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191908/participants-in-gymnastics-in-the-us-since-2006/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of gymnastics participants in the United States from 2010 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], Outdoor Foundation, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191908/participants-in-gymnastics-in-the-us-since-2006/