EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
09/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/22/2026 03:03
How many Europeans are employed in sports
Did you know that in 2025, there were 1.8 million people employed in the sport sector across the EU? Or that, in tertiary education, there were only 2 female students for every 5 male students studying sports in 2024? Were you aware that in 2024 there were 5 380 EU manufacturers producing sporting goods, generating a total turnover of €8 billion?
Learn key facts on sport in the EU, including employment, participation, economic impact and more, in Eurostat's infographic on EU sports, released to mark the European week of sport (23-30 September).
Source datasets: sprt_emp_age, sprt_emp_sex and lfsa_egan
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