In 2022, a survey on the sports habits of Europeans revealed that, among 24 of the member states, most respondents spent daily between two hours 31 minutes and five hours 30 minutes sitting. In the Netherlands, Denmark, and Malta, most people spent more than five hours and 31 minutes sitting. This statistics depicts the share of daily time spent sitting in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals.
Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals
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European Commission. (September 19, 2022). Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447796/share-of-daily-sitting-time-in-the-eu27-by-country-and-time-intervals/
European Commission. "Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals." Chart. September 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447796/share-of-daily-sitting-time-in-the-eu27-by-country-and-time-intervals/
European Commission. (2022). Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447796/share-of-daily-sitting-time-in-the-eu27-by-country-and-time-intervals/
European Commission. "Percentage of Time Spent Sitting on a Daily Basis in The Eu27 in 2022, by Country and Time Intervals." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447796/share-of-daily-sitting-time-in-the-eu27-by-country-and-time-intervals/
European Commission, Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447796/share-of-daily-sitting-time-in-the-eu27-by-country-and-time-intervals/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals [Graph], European Commission, September 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447796/share-of-daily-sitting-time-in-the-eu27-by-country-and-time-intervals/
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