Sport in Breda

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

Sport every week

  • Breda 62%
  • GGD West-Brabant 56%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Breda 50%
  • GGD West-Brabant 44%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Breda 68%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Breda 45%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Breda 53%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Breda 39%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Breda 82%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Breda 62%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Brabant Breda 62%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

BredaPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches985,27,3
Tennis courts945,05,1
Padel courts241,30,6
Hockey pitches241,30,6
Basketball courts221,21,2
Buitenfitness70,40,6
Skate parks90,50,4

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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