Sport in Bergen op Zoom

How many residents of Bergen op Zoom play sport every week and get enough exercise: by age group, among schoolchildren and how that has changed since 2016. You can see Bergen op Zoom alongside the rest of the Netherlands and alongside similar municipalities, plus which sports fields and courts are available.

Sport every week

  • Bergen op Zoom 55%
  • GGD West-Brabant 56%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Bergen op Zoom 44%
  • GGD West-Brabant 44%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Bergen op Zoom 61%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Bergen op Zoom 41%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Bergen op Zoom 47%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Bergen op Zoom 38%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Bergen op Zoom 73%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Bergen op Zoom 55%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Brabant Bergen op Zoom 55%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

Bergen op ZoomPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches405,77,3
Tennis courts213,05,1
Padel courts30,40,6
Hockey pitches50,70,6
Basketball courts111,61,2
Buitenfitness10,10,6
Skate parks20,30,4

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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