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Participation in sports

How many members are there in Danish sports associations? Which sports have the highest membership? Find the total membership for all association sports, time series with main results from surveys of the population’s exercise and sports habits by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies (IDAN). See also the number of spectators and matches for selected sports and leagues and get a list of Danish and foreign winners of international sports medals.

Selected statistics on Participation in sports

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Participation in sports. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Members of sports associations

See the ten largest sports of all association sports. Activities that are not directly related to a sport are not included in this figure.

Number of sports associations

The number of sports clubs and members distributed by organization. The totals indicate the unique number of clubs and members across the three organizations.

The number of sports clubs and members distributed by organization

Unit: Number

Sports clubsMembers
All Denmark
2025
Total11,0242,842,139
DIF - Sports Confederation of Denmark8,2592,140,630
DGI6,7511,996,197
Danish Federation for Company Sport147325,926

Exercise and sports habits of Danes, men

Every four years, IDAN prepares a major sample survey on the exercise and sports habits of the population. Find out how many are practising different sports.

Exercise and sports habits of Danes, women

Every four years, IDAN prepares a major sample survey on the exercise and sports habits of the population. Find out how many are practising different sports.

Danish medallists in international sports

See how many Danish medallists there are at World Championships, European Championships, the Olympics and Paralympics. Sports and events must be represented by a sports federation under the Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF).

International ranking in summer Olympic events

The statistics provide an international comparison of the results for Denmark with those of other nations. The comparison is based on the official Olympic events in a given year. For the years where there are no Olympics, we use the results from the latest world championship performances in the events that correspond to the Olympic events. In this way, it gives an up-to-date picture of the distribution of Olympic medals.

Football top league for men

See the development in the number of spectators and the average number of spectators per match. The statistics are based on several calculations prepared by federations within the individual sports.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Need more data on Participation in sports?

You can go on searching on your own in Statbank Denmark. Find detailed figures on sports organisations, Danish and international medals, sporting habits of children and adults, and spectators within various sports.

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