The table compares the proportion of individuals with an interest in various sports in a European country in 1999, 2004, and 2009.
Overall, the football had by far the highest percentage of interest in all three years, followed by the swimming in the second place. Notably, the percentage of interest in tennis, golf, valleyball, basketball, and yoga had trailed behind with much lower ratio.
In 1999, football was dominated with 57% of interest, far exceeding all other sports. In secod place was swimming, gaining 32% of interest from people. The proportion of interest in basketball came first, just ahead of tennis, with 25% and 26%, respectively. The percentage of interest in valleyball was marginally higher than that in yoga, with 17%. By contrast, the golf was the least popular sport, capturing solely 8%.
In 2004, the percentage of interest in football was declined to 52%, and had fallen further to 48% in 2009, although it remained by far the most dominant sport. In 2009, the percentage of interest in golf is double that of its in 1999. An interest in tennis witnessed an upward trend, increasing from 25% to 30% in 2004, and finally reaching 33% in 2009. Furthermore, swimming experienced a growth in its proportion of interest to 34% in 2009, maintaining its position as the second popular sport. The percentage of interest in yoga rose to 13% in 2009, compare with valleyball and basketball, whose interest rate declined to 18% and 24%.