Topic: Sport in Wales

Sport in Wales - Statistics & Facts

Wales, as one of the countries in the United Kingdom(UK), contains a particularly distinctive culture, including its own language, customs, politics, holidays, music and sports. In Wales sport plays a prominent role, with rugby union, association football, and outdoor recreation considered the most popular. Sport in Wales is managed by the organization Sport Wales (Chwaraeon Cymru), which distributes governmental resources for the development and promotion of sport and physical activity in Wales.

Share of people who participated in indoor swimming during the last 4 weeks in Wales in 2019
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Top motivation given for visiting recreational outdoor areas in Wales in 2019
Health or exercise

Greatest influences for sports participation for female students 2018
Self-motivated

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Sports Participation

Wales: frequency of sport participation in 2019, by gender

Team Sports

Wales: annual turnover of the Welsh Rugby Union from FY 2014-2024, by source

Sports Participation

Average weekly sports activity in Wales 2019, by age group

Overview

Wales: share of people participating in indoors activities 2019, by activity
Wales: share of people participating in indoors activities 2019, by activity
Share of people who participated in indoors activities during the last 4 weeks in Wales in 2019, by activity
Wales: reasons for not visiting recreational outdoor areas in last 4 weeks 2019
Wales: reasons for not visiting recreational outdoor areas in last 4 weeks 2019
Share of people who have not visited recreational outdoor areas in the last 4 weeks in Wales in 2019, by reason
Wales: reasons for visiting recreational outdoor areas 2019
Wales: reasons for visiting recreational outdoor areas 2019
Share of people who visited recreational outdoor areas in Wales in 2019, by motivation
Wales: influences for sports participation for male students in 2018
Wales: influences for sports participation for male students in 2018
Who influences you most to take part in sport?
Wales: greatest influences for sports participation for female students 2018
Wales: greatest influences for sports participation for female students 2018
Who influences you most to take part in sport?

Governing Bodies

Turnover of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) 2012-2024
Turnover of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) 2012-2024
Turnover of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) from 2012/13 to 2023/24 (in thousand GBP)
Income of Hockey Wales in Wales 2024, by source
Income of Hockey Wales in Wales 2024, by source
Income of the Welsh Hockey Union in Wales in 2023/24, by source (in 1,000 GBP)
Direct expenses of Hockey Wales in 2023, by type
Direct expenses of Hockey Wales in 2023, by type
Expenditure of the Welsh Hockey Union in Wales in 2023, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
Income of Swim Wales 2017-2019, by source
Income of Swim Wales 2017-2019, by source
Income of Swim Wales in Wales from 2016/2017 to 2018/2019, by source (in 1,000 GBP)
Wales: expenditures of Swim Wales 2015-2018, by type
Wales: expenditures of Swim Wales 2015-2018, by type
Expenditures of Swim Wales in Wales from 2014/2015 to 2017/2018, by type (in 1,000 GBP)
Welsh Amateur Boxing Association: turnover breakdown 2018/2019
Welsh Amateur Boxing Association: turnover breakdown 2018/2019
Turnover breakdown of the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association in Wales for financial year 2018/2019 (in GBP)
Welsh Amateur Boxing Association: expenditure breakdown in 2018/2019
Welsh Amateur Boxing Association: expenditure breakdown in 2018/2019
Expenditure breakdown of the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association in Wales for financial year 2018/2019 (in GBP)
Wales: annual turnover of the Welsh Rugby Union from FY 2014-2024, by source
Wales: annual turnover of the Welsh Rugby Union from FY 2014-2024, by source
Turnover of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) from financial year 2014 to 2024, by source (in million GBP)
Operating costs of the Welsh Rugby Union FY 2014 to 2024, by type
Operating costs of the Welsh Rugby Union FY 2014 to 2024, by type
Operating costs of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) from financial year 2014 to 2024, by type (in million GBP)

Participation

Wales: frequency of sport participation in 2019, by gender
Wales: frequency of sport participation in 2019, by gender
Frequency of sport participation in Wales in 2019, by gender
Average weekly sports activity in Wales 2019, by age group
Average weekly sports activity in Wales 2019, by age group
Frequency of sport participation in Wales in 2019, by age group
Wales: frequency of sport participation 2019, by region
Wales: frequency of sport participation 2019, by region
Frequency of sport participation in Wales in 2019, by region
Wales: monthly participation in sports in 2019, by age group
Wales: monthly participation in sports in 2019, by age group
Share of people who participated in sports within the previous four weeks in Wales in 2019, by age group
Wales: share of people with sports club memberships 2017, by region and gender
Wales: share of people with sports club memberships 2017, by region and gender
Share of people who are members of a sports club in Wales in 2017, by region and gender
Wales: share of volunteering people in sports 2017, by age group
Wales: share of volunteering people in sports 2017, by age group
Share of people who volunteered in sport in the previous twelve months in Wales in 2017, by age group
Wales: participation in volunteering in sports 2017, by organisation and gender
Wales: participation in volunteering in sports 2017, by organisation and gender
Share of volunteering participants in Wales in 2017, by organisation and gender
Number of days on which children are physically active in Wales 2018, by gender
Number of days on which children are physically active in Wales 2018, by gender
Number of days children are physically active in one week in Wales in 2018, by gender

Children's Sport

Wales: share of children participating in outdoors activities 2019, by activitty
Wales: share of children participating in outdoors activities 2019, by activitty
Share of children who participated in a leisure activity in green space in Wales in 2019, by most recent activity
Wales: share of children participating in outdoors activities 2019, by frequency
Wales: share of children participating in outdoors activities 2019, by frequency
Share of children who spent time in green space in Wales in 2019, by frequency
Wales: frequency adolescents participate in sport per week 2018, by gender
Wales: frequency adolescents participate in sport per week 2018, by gender
Number of occasions of sport participation from school pupils in Wales 2018, by gender
Wales: adolescent participation in running & jogging 2018, by gender
Wales: adolescent participation in running & jogging 2018, by gender
Running and jogging participation of primary and secondary school pupils in any form or setting in Wales 2018, by gender
Number of days on which children are physically active in Wales 2018, by gender
Number of days on which children are physically active in Wales 2018, by gender
Number of days children are physically active in one week in Wales in 2018, by gender
Wales: popularity of sport in school clubs for pupils 2018, by gender
Wales: popularity of sport in school clubs for pupils 2018, by gender
How much do you enjoy doing sport in school clubs?
School Sport: disabled adolescents participation per week in Wales as of July 2018
School Sport: disabled adolescents participation per week in Wales as of July 2018
Frequency of sport participation from school pupils with any disability or impairment in Wales as of July 2018

Share of people who participated in indoor swimming during the last 4 weeks in Wales in 2019
**%

Top motivation given for visiting recreational outdoor areas in Wales in 2019
Health or exercise

Greatest influences for sports participation for female students 2018
Self-motivated

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- Share of females in Wales who participated in sports less than once a week in 2019
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Wales: frequency of sport participation in 2019, by gender
- Share of 16-25-year-olds who volunteered in sports in Wales in 2017
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Wales: share of volunteering people in sports 2017, by age group
- Share of 16-25-year-olds in Wales who participated in sports less than once a week in 2019
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Average weekly sports activity in Wales 2019, by age group

- Share of children in Wales who spent time, more than once per day, in green space in 2019
- 19%
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Wales: share of children participating in outdoors activities 2019, by frequency
- Share of school pupils with any disability or impairment to participate in a sports activity three times a week or more in Wales in 2018
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School Sport: disabled adolescents participation per week in Wales as of July 2018
- Share of male schoolchildren who did not enjoy participating in sports in school clubs in Wales in 2018
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Detailed statistics
Wales: popularity of sport in school clubs for pupils 2018, by gender

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Sport in Wales - Statistics & Facts

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