Sport in Haarlem

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

Sport every week

  • Haarlem 66%
  • GGD Kennemerland 62%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Haarlem 58%
  • GGD Kennemerland 51%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Haarlem 72%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Haarlem 47%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Haarlem 62%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Haarlem 43%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Haarlem 80%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70%80% 2016202020222024 Haarlem 66%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Holland Haarlem 66%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

HaarlemPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches653,97,3
Tennis courts734,35,1
Padel courts332,00,6
Hockey pitches60,40,6
Basketball courts110,71,2
Buitenfitness30,20,6
Skate parks40,20,4

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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