Number of physically active people in England 2017-2023, by gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 7, 2024

Between November 2022 and November 2023, nearly 14.9 million people in England identifying as male did 150 or more minutes of physical exercise per week, with the figure for those identifying as female amounting to around 14.43 million. Both represented a slight increase on the previous survey period. Meanwhile, activity levels among people not identifying as either male or female stayed about the same.

Number of physically active people in England from 2017-18 to 2022-23, by gender (in millions)

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Release date

April 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2017 to 2023

Number of respondents

172,968 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

'active' defined as doing 150+ minutes of physical exercise per week

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Source also includes 'transgender' as a separate demographic from 2022-23 onwards, yet no figures for the total active population were available.

Each survey period runs from November of the first year to November of the following year.

All figures have been rounded.

Respondent count is for the 2022-23 period.

Statistic includes figures from previous reports.

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