Sport in Meerssen

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

Sport every week

  • Meerssen 54%
  • GGD Zuid-Limburg 52%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Meerssen 42%
  • GGD Zuid-Limburg 42%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Meerssen 61%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Meerssen 41%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Meerssen 45%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Meerssen 38%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Meerssen 87%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

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

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandLimburg Meerssen 54%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

MeerssenPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches179,27,3
Tennis courts94,95,1
Padel courts52,70,6
Hockey pitches31,60,6
Basketball courts10,51,2
Buitenfitness00,00,6
Skate parks00,00,4

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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