Data reflects share of respondents who responded 'Walk' to the question 'Which mode of transportation do you use most often for short distances of about 2 kilometers / 1 mile in your neighborhood ?'
* The source specifies each country sample consists of around 1,000 respondents in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, mainland China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.S. In Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, the Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, and Turkey, there were around 500 respondents.
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Walking as primary form of transport for short journeys in Europe 2022
When it comes to traveling short distances of around *** kilometers or *** mile in their neighborhood, the bicycle is the first choice of transport for ** percent of people in the United Kingdom. This is the highest share of people walking for short trips among surveyed European countries. The country with the lowest walking mode share is the Netherlands, which has the highest reported cycling mode share among European countries.
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Ipsos. (May 6, 2022). Share of population who walk as their primary mode of transport for short journeys in Europe in 2022, by selected countries [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1399469/walking-primary-mode-of-transport-europe/
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