A survey conducted in August and September 2020 in Japan concluded that about three million women and more than seven million men in Japan jogged at least once in the past year. The combined figure of both genders surpassed 10.5 million joggers.
Number of joggers in Japan from 2002 to 2020, by gender
(in millions)
number of people who jogged at least once in the past year; 1,507 female and 1,493 male respondents
Supplementary notes
The estimated number of running population was calculated by multiplying the adult population recorded in the basic resident register with the share of runners found in the survey. The age of survey respondents were 18 years and older, while data concerning jogging included people aged 20 years and older only.
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Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (October 8, 2021). Number of joggers in Japan from 2002 to 2020, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272166/japan-number-joggers-by-gender/
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Sasakawa Sports Foundation. (2021). Number of joggers in Japan from 2002 to 2020, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1272166/japan-number-joggers-by-gender/
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