Sport in Enschede

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

Sport every week

  • Enschede 60%
  • GGD Twente 57%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Enschede 53%
  • GGD Twente 52%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Enschede 65%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Enschede 42%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Enschede 56%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Enschede 45%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Enschede 75%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Enschede 60%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandOverijssel Enschede 60%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

EnschedePer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches1368,47,3
Tennis courts613,85,1
Padel courts100,60,6
Hockey pitches90,60,6
Basketball courts191,21,2
Buitenfitness60,40,6
Skate parks50,30,4

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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