Sport in Zaanstad

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

Sport every week

  • Zaanstad 55%
  • GGD Zaanstreek/Waterland 58%
  • Netherlands 58%

Gets enough exercise

  • Zaanstad 47%
  • GGD Zaanstreek/Waterland 48%
  • Netherlands 49%

By age

Sport every week

  • 18–64, Zaanstad 60%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 63%
  • 65+, Zaanstad 40%
  • 65+, Netherlands 42%

Gets enough exercise

  • 18–64, Zaanstad 49%
  • 18–64, Netherlands 52%
  • 65+, Zaanstad 42%
  • 65+, Netherlands 41%

Pupils

  • Zaanstad 75%
  • Netherlands 76%

Since 2016

40%50%60%70% 2016202020222024 Zaanstad 55%Nederland 58%

Alongside other municipalities

30%40%50%60%70%80% NederlandNoord-Holland Zaanstad 55%

Comparable municipalities

Pitches and courts

ZaanstadPer 10.000 residentsNetherlands
Football pitches1046,47,3
Tennis courts654,05,1
Padel courts50,30,6
Hockey pitches10,10,6
Basketball courts161,01,2
Buitenfitness110,70,6
Skate parks60,40,4

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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