In 2018, a national governmental annual survey found out that approximately 4.5 percent of 5 to 10 year olds and 17.5 percent of 11 to 15 year old children in England go cross country, jogging or road running on a monthly basis. Running is the most popular sport in England, followed by fitness class. When it comes to adults, roughly 6.8 million people go running at least twice per month.
Other UK countries
In Scotland, roughly 14 percent of adults go running or jogging on a monthly basis, meaning at least on one occasion in the previous month at the time of being asked. Wales shows the same rate, also resulting in 14 percent of the population running at least once a month. Northern Ireland shows a very similar trend.
Other sports
Those living in the United Kingdom can participate in an almost endless array of sports, including golf, football, dance, hockey, cricket as well as many water and winter sports. For almost every sport there are club membership opportunities in the UK.
Share of children participating in cross country, jogging or road running in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010 to 2018
* Previous base: 2017/18: 5-10 year olds n= 909; 10-15 year olds n = 671; 2016/17: 5-10 year olds: n= 967; 10-15 year olds n=638. 2015/16: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,096; 10-15 year olds n=684. 2015/14: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,104; 10-15 year olds n=721. 2013/14: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,233; 10-15 year olds n=786. 2012/13: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,136; 10-15 year olds n=801. 2011/12: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,040; 10-15 year olds n=771. 2010/11: 5-10 year olds: n= 1,590; 10-15 year olds n=1,116.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (August 30, 2018). Share of children participating in cross country, jogging or road running in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421133/jogging-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of children participating in cross country, jogging or road running in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010 to 2018." Chart. August 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421133/jogging-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of children participating in cross country, jogging or road running in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421133/jogging-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Children Participating in Cross Country, Jogging or Road Running in The Last 4 Weeks in England from 2010 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421133/jogging-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of children participating in cross country, jogging or road running in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421133/jogging-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of children participating in cross country, jogging or road running in the last 4 weeks in England from 2010 to 2018 [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), August 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421133/jogging-children-sport-involvment-england-uk/