The provided table illustrates the changes in the percentages of people participating in seven different sport activities in a European country between 1999 and 2009.
Overall, it is clear that while tennis experienced the most significant upward trend, football showed a steady decline. However, it is worth noting that football remained the most popular sport throughout the entire period, despite the decreasing figures.
Focusing on increases first, tennis and golf have seen a significant rise in popularity. The proportion of tennis enthusiasts stood at 25% in 1999 and grew gradually, eventually peaking at 33% in 2009. As for golf, it started the period with a fairly low figure of just 8%, before rising to 13% in 2004 and continuing to grow, eventually reaching a notable 17% by the end of the period. Swimming and yoga also grew, but not as significantly as the other categories. The popularity of yoga remained stagnant at 10% between 1999 and 2004, but in 2009 it experienced growth, reaching 13%. Swimming mirrored almost the same trend, starting at 32%, then increasing to 34%, and remaining unchanged for the rest of the period.
Turning to the declines, football started with the highest figure of 57%, but from 2004 onwards the percentage began to fall, eventually dropping to 48% by 2009. The figures for basketball started at 26% in 1999, after which interest in the sport declined gradually, falling by just 2% over the entire ten-year period. As for volleyball, the figures for this sport fluctuated, starting at 17%, rising to 20% in 2004, and then dropping slightly to 18% by the end of the period