°Sport









‘What kind of sports do you do?’








14 sports 1997 and 2007 in %








1997 2007

Hiking 52.5 46.1

Swimming 46.3 44.7

Cycling 26.4 36

Downhill skiing, incl. Carving 50.7 35.5

Jogging / Nordic Walking 18.5 28.1

Weight training/Fitness 27.3 24.7

Gymnastics 26.0 22

Tobogganing 16.1 22

Mountain bike 13.4 17.4

Dancing 12.9 16.9

Football 13.7 16

Basketball / Volleyball/ Handball 14.4 13.5

Tennis 17.4 9.2

Cross-country skiing 18.4 8.4












16 sports by age 2007 in %



14–29 years 65 years and over

Swimming 52.1 33.6

Cycling 38 24

Football 37.9 0.7

Weight training/Fitness 36.2 12.5

Basketball / Volleyball/ Handball 34.7 1.4

Billiards 32.3 1

Downhill skiing, incl. Carving 32.2 11.9

Tobogganing 32.2 3.9

Hiking 32 55.4

Jogging / Nordic Walking 31.3 12.5

Snowboarding 30.9 0.2

Dancing 27.6 7.9

Gymnastics 22.6 33.3

Mountain bike 21.9 3.5

Tennis 13.5 4.2

Cross-country skiing 4.9 11.8







Four different sports by sex and education 2007



in % of all 30–39 year-olds



Men Women Low education High education
Billiards 19.1 9.1 24 13.9
Mountain bike 32.6 17.2 14.8 29.5
Swimming 38.5 54.9 24.3 50.3
Gymnastics 6.4 23.8 13.7 12.7