This statistic presents the number of regular participants for a range activities in England from 2015/2016 to 2020/2021, where regular participation is defined as having participated at least twice in the last 28 days, at any intensity for any duration. In 2021, 'walking for leisure' was found to be the activity group with the greatest number of regular participants having increased from 18.3 million people in 2016 to 23.9 million in 2021. Adventure sports has also shown a significant increase in participation over the study period, increasing from 2.2 million people in 2016 to approximately 3.4 million in 2021.
Number of regular* participants per activity group in England from 2016 to 2021
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Sport England. (October 22, 2021). Number of regular* participants per activity group in England from 2016 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086745/number-of-participants-per-activity-group-in-england/
Sport England. "Number of regular* participants per activity group in England from 2016 to 2021." Chart. October 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086745/number-of-participants-per-activity-group-in-england/
Sport England. (2021). Number of regular* participants per activity group in England from 2016 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086745/number-of-participants-per-activity-group-in-england/
Sport England. "Number of Regular* Participants per Activity Group in England from 2016 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086745/number-of-participants-per-activity-group-in-england/
Sport England, Number of regular* participants per activity group in England from 2016 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086745/number-of-participants-per-activity-group-in-england/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Number of regular* participants per activity group in England from 2016 to 2021 [Graph], Sport England, October 22, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1086745/number-of-participants-per-activity-group-in-england/