In the sports season of 2020/21, the largest group of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel was aged 12 to 17. This age group constituted 50.3 percent of the athletic competitors in the country. People aged 18-24 accounted for the second-largest group of athletes, making up around 16.8 percent. In contrast, the share of athletes aged 61 and older stood at 1.3 percent.
Distribution of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by age group
The source mentions that due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, beginning in March 2020, restrictions were put in place in Israel when necessary. These restrictions might have affected the data in the table for 2020-2021.
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Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. (September 20, 2022). Distribution of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341806/distribution-of-athletes-actively-engaging-in-athletics-in-israel-by-age-group/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by age group." Chart. September 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341806/distribution-of-athletes-actively-engaging-in-athletics-in-israel-by-age-group/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Distribution of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341806/distribution-of-athletes-actively-engaging-in-athletics-in-israel-by-age-group/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. "Distribution of Athletes Actively Engaging in Athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341806/distribution-of-athletes-actively-engaging-in-athletics-in-israel-by-age-group/
Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, Distribution of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341806/distribution-of-athletes-actively-engaging-in-athletics-in-israel-by-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of athletes actively engaging in athletics in Israel as of 2020/21, by age group [Graph], Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, September 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341806/distribution-of-athletes-actively-engaging-in-athletics-in-israel-by-age-group/
