Sport in Maastricht

How many residents of Maastricht play sport every week and get enough exercise: by age group, among schoolchildren, and how this has changed since 2016. See Maastricht alongside the rest of the Netherlands and similar municipalities, and which sports pitches and courts there are.

Sport every week

  • Maastricht 59%
  • GGD Zuid-Limburg 52%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Maastricht 52%
  • GGD Zuid-Limburg 42%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Maastricht 66%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Maastricht 39%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Maastricht 58%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Maastricht 35%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Maastricht 76%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Maastricht 59%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandLimburg Maastricht 59%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

MaastrichtPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches685,47,3
Tennis courts241,95,1
Padel courts30,20,6
Hockey pitches40,30,6
Basketball courts151,21,2
Buitenfitness30,20,6
Skate parks40,30,4

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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