Sport in Arnhem

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

Sport every week

Arnhem 59%
Veiligheids- en Gezondheidsregio Gelderland-Midden 58%
Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

Arnhem 51%
Veiligheids- en Gezondheidsregio Gelderland-Midden 51%
Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

18–64, Arnhem 64%
18–64, Netherlands 63%
65+, Arnhem 41%
65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

18–64, Arnhem 54%
18–64, Netherlands 52%
65+, Arnhem 39%
65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

Arnhem 78%
Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

Alongside other municipalities

Comparable municipalities

Amersfoort 65%
Apeldoorn 60%
Haarlemmermeer 60%
Enschede 60%
Arnhem 59%
Zaanstad 55%

Pitches and courts

	Arnhem	Per 10.000 residents	Netherlands
Football pitches	111	6,6	7,3
Tennis courts	56	3,3	5,1
Padel courts	7	0,4	0,6
Hockey pitches	12	0,7	0,6
Basketball courts	16	0,9	1,2
Buitenfitness	10	0,6	0,6
Skate parks	7	0,4	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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