Sports in Opsterland

How many residents of Opsterland play sport every week and get enough exercise: by age group, among secondary school pupils, and how this has changed since 2016. You can see Opsterland alongside the rest of the Netherlands and alongside similar municipalities, and which sports fields and jobs are available.

Sport every week

  • Opsterland 49%
  • GGD Fryslân 53%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Opsterland 44%
  • GGD Fryslân 50%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Opsterland 53%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Opsterland 40%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Opsterland 42%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Opsterland 47%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Opsterland 78%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Opsterland 49%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandFryslân Opsterland 49%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

OpsterlandPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches3010,07,3
Tennis courts165,35,1
Padel courts00,00,6
Hockey pitches00,00,6
Basketball courts10,31,2
Buitenfitness00,00,6
Skate parks20,70,4

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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