Sport in Almere

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

Sport every week

Almere 54%
GGD Flevoland 54%
Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

Almere 45%
GGD Flevoland 46%
Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

18–64, Almere 58%
18–64, Netherlands 63%
65+, Almere 38%
65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

18–64, Almere 47%
18–64, Netherlands 52%
65+, Almere 37%
65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

Almere 70%
Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

Alongside other municipalities

Comparable municipalities

Nijmegen 65%
Breda 62%
Apeldoorn 60%
Haarlemmermeer 60%
Arnhem 59%
Almere 54%

Pitches and courts

	Almere	Per 10.000 residents	Netherlands
Football pitches	119	5,2	7,3
Tennis courts	62	2,7	5,1
Padel courts	11	0,5	0,6
Hockey pitches	12	0,5	0,6
Basketball courts	45	2,0	1,2
Buitenfitness	16	0,7	0,6
Skate parks	13	0,6	0,4

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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