This statistic shows the share of the population doing sports or exercise as a free time activity in England by age. According to the survey, conducted between and , around ** percent of 16 to 24 year olds did sport or exercise in their free time.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (October 11, 2017). Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age." Chart. October 11, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2017). Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adult Population Doing Sports or Exercise in Free Time in England in 2015/16, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 11 Oct 2017, /statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Share of adult population doing sports or exercise in free time in England in 2015/16, by age [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), October 11, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/557576/spending-time-exercising-by-age-uk-england/