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Sport in Alphen aan den Rijn

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

Sport every week

  • Alphen aan den Rijn 56%
  • GGD Hollands-Midden 59%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Alphen aan den Rijn 45%
  • GGD Hollands-Midden 50%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Alphen aan den Rijn 61%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Alphen aan den Rijn 40%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Alphen aan den Rijn 47%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Alphen aan den Rijn 40%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Alphen aan den Rijn 79%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Alphen aan den Rijn 56%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandZuid-Holland Alphen aan den Rijn 56%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

Alphen aan den RijnPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches867,47,3
Tennis courts504,35,1
Padel courts50,40,6
Hockey pitches50,40,6
Basketball courts161,41,2
Buitenfitness111,00,6
Skate parks50,40,4

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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