Share of children practicing sports in Denmark 2016, by activity

Published by Statista Research Department, Sep 1, 2016
In 2016, soccer and swimming were the most popular sport activities among the seven to fifteen year olds in Denmark, with respectively 37 percent and 35 percent of the respondents preferring these sports. Furthermore, nearly one in four of the children in this age group preferred doing gymnastics. In comparison, some of the least popular sports during this period were hockey, golf and rowing at one percent each.

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Release date

September 2016

Region

Denmark

Survey time period

January to March, 2016

Number of respondents

3,221 respondents

Age group

7-15 years

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Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.

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