Rate of sports participation in Japan 2024, by age group

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Alexandru Arba,
Mar 21, 2025

In a survey conducted in November 2024 in Japan, the age group with the highest sports participation rate among adults in Japan was the cohort between 18 and 19 years, with 84.4 percent. Elderly people in their seventies also showed high participation rates, surpassing the 80 percent mark.

Share of sports practitioners in Japan as of November 2024, by age group

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Release date

March 2025

Region

Japan

Survey time period

1 to 28 November, 2024

Number of respondents

40,000 respondents

Age group

18-79 years

Method of interview

Panel survey

Supplementary notes

People who participated in sports at least once in the past year.

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