U.S. participation in selected physical activities by generation 2021| Statista

The statistic depicts the participation rate in selected physical activities in the United States in 2021, by age group. During the survey, 70 percent of Millennial respondents stated that they participated in fitness sports in 2021.

Participation rate in selected physical activities in the United States in 2021, by age group

Characteristic	Fitness sports	Individual sports	Outdoor sports	Racquet sports	Team sports	Water sports	Winter sports
Boomers (1945-1964)	64.4%	22.9%	41.9%	6.8%	5.1%	8.2%	3.7%
Gen X (1965-1979)	64.2%	29.6%	50.4%	11.8%	15.2%	12.3%	8.2%
Millennials (1980-1999)	70%	41.3%	60.5%	19.3%	30.6%	17.2%	14%
Gen Z (2000+)	55.8%	44%	60.8%	22.6%	55.8%	15.8%	19.1%

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Release date

July 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

18,000 respondents

Age group

6 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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