Sport in Amsterdam

How many residents of Amsterdam exercise every week and get enough activity: by age group, among schoolchildren, and how this has changed since 2016. You can see Amsterdam alongside the rest of the Netherlands and similar municipalities, as well as which sports fields and courts there are.

Sport every week

  • Amsterdam 66%
  • GGD Amsterdam 65%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Amsterdam 58%
  • GGD Amsterdam 57%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Amsterdam 70%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Amsterdam 44%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Amsterdam 61%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Amsterdam 44%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Amsterdam 73%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70%80% 2016202020222024 Amsterdam 66%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Holland Amsterdam 66%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

AmsterdamPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches4084,47,3
Tennis courts2612,85,1
Padel courts330,40,6
Hockey pitches500,50,6
Basketball courts1311,41,2
Buitenfitness1201,30,6
Skate parks290,30,4

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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