Sport in Assen

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

Sport every week

  • Assen 56%
  • GGD Drenthe 51%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Assen 48%
  • GGD Drenthe 46%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Assen 62%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Assen 42%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Assen 50%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Assen 41%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Assen 80%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Assen 56%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandDrenthe Assen 56%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

AssenPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches517,27,3
Tennis courts172,45,1
Padel courts50,70,6
Hockey pitches30,40,6
Basketball courts71,01,2
Buitenfitness91,30,6
Skate parks00,00,4

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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