Sport in Helmond

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

Sport every week

  • Helmond 54%
  • GGD Brabant-Zuidoost 58%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Helmond 45%
  • GGD Brabant-Zuidoost 49%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Helmond 58%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Helmond 40%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Helmond 48%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Helmond 36%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Helmond 74%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Helmond 54%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Brabant Helmond 54%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

HelmondPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches404,17,3
Tennis courts404,15,1
Padel courts70,70,6
Hockey pitches50,50,6
Basketball courts40,41,2
Buitenfitness20,20,6
Skate parks30,30,4

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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