Sport in Heemstede

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

Sport every week

  • Heemstede 72%
  • GGD Kennemerland 62%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Heemstede 59%
  • GGD Kennemerland 51%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Heemstede 79%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Heemstede 59%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Heemstede 64%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Heemstede 49%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70%80% 2016202020222024 Heemstede 72%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Holland Heemstede 72%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

HeemstedePer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches155,47,3
Tennis courts248,75,1
Padel courts00,00,6
Hockey pitches62,20,6
Basketball courts20,71,2
Buitenfitness20,70,6
Skate parks10,40,4

Sources: CBS/RIVM/GGD'en, Health Monitor for adults and older people 2024, adults; in 2016 from 19 years. The line on a bar is the margin of error (95%); comparable = equally urban and roughly equally large, CBS, Key figures for neighbourhoods and districts; fields and facilities: © OpenStreetMap contributors, as they appear on the map.

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