Number of professional sports players in the UK 2021-2024
In the third quarter of 2024 there were estimated to be around 13,800 professional sports players in the United Kingdom, compared with 12,600 in the previous quarter.
Estimated number of professional sports players in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024
02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000
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- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: number of employees in the sport industry 2011 to 2018
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- Premium Statistic Number of sports coaches and officials in the UK 2021-2024
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (January 15, 2025). Estimated number of professional sports players in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/319306/number-of-sports-players-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated number of professional sports players in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024." Chart. January 15, 2025. Statista. Accessed March 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319306/number-of-sports-players-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2025). Estimated number of professional sports players in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/319306/number-of-sports-players-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Estimated Number of Professional Sports Players in The United Kingdom from 4th Quarter 2021 to 3rd Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319306/number-of-sports-players-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Estimated number of professional sports players in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/319306/number-of-sports-players-in-the-uk/ (last visited March 05, 2025)
Estimated number of professional sports players in the United Kingdom from 4th quarter 2021 to 3rd quarter 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), January 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/319306/number-of-sports-players-in-the-uk/
