According to a survey conducted in Japan between June and July of 2022, the estimated number of active sports participants in Japan above the age of 18 amounted to approximately 77 million people. This means that more than a quarter of all adult Japanese citizens is not engaging in physical exercise at least once per year.
Estimated number of adult sports participants in Japan in 2022, by degree of participation
(in millions)
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Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (December 31, 2022). Estimated number of adult sports participants in Japan in 2022, by degree of participation (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247650/japan-number-adult-sports-participants-by-level/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation. "Estimated number of adult sports participants in Japan in 2022, by degree of participation (in millions)." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247650/japan-number-adult-sports-participants-by-level/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (2022). Estimated number of adult sports participants in Japan in 2022, by degree of participation (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247650/japan-number-adult-sports-participants-by-level/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation. "Estimated Number of Adult Sports Participants in Japan in 2022, by Degree of Participation (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247650/japan-number-adult-sports-participants-by-level/
Sasakawa Sports Foundation, Estimated number of adult sports participants in Japan in 2022, by degree of participation (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247650/japan-number-adult-sports-participants-by-level/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Estimated number of adult sports participants in Japan in 2022, by degree of participation (in millions) [Graph], Sasakawa Sports Foundation, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1247650/japan-number-adult-sports-participants-by-level/