Sport in Almelo

How many residents of Almelo play sport every week and get enough exercise: by age group, among schoolchildren, and how this has changed since 2016. You can see Almelo alongside the rest of the Netherlands and comparable municipalities, as well as which sports fields and facilities are available.

Sport every week

  • Almelo 49%
  • GGD Twente 57%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Almelo 49%
  • GGD Twente 52%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Almelo 53%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Almelo 39%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Almelo 52%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Almelo 40%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Almelo 72%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

30%40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Almelo 49%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandOverijssel Almelo 49%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

AlmeloPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches435,87,3
Tennis courts233,15,1
Padel courts50,70,6
Hockey pitches30,40,6
Basketball courts60,81,2
Buitenfitness40,50,6
Skate parks20,30,4

Sources: CBS/RIVM/GGD's, Health Monitor for Adults and Older People 2024, adults; in 2016 from 19 years old. The line on a bar is the margin of error (95%); pupils: Youth Health Monitor 2023, grades 2 and 4, weekly sport at a club or gym; comparable = equally urban and roughly equal in size, CBS, Key Figures for Neighbourhoods and Districts; pitches and courts: © OpenStreetMap contributors, as they appear on the map.

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