The table illustrates the changes in the proportion of individuals participating in seven sports in a European country between 1999 and 2009. Overall, football was the most popular sport despite a steady decline, while golf and tennis saw notable increases. The participation rates of the remaining sports remained relatively stable with only minor fluctuations.
The popularity of football stayed dominant throughout the 10-year period, although it declined steadily to 48% in 2009. Basketball showed a similar pattern to football, decreased slowly by 1% every 5 years, reaching 24% in 2009.
Tennis player percentage rose significantly from one-fourth to one-third over the period. The percentage of swimmers followed the same trend, increasing to 34% in 2009.
Golf was the least popular sport in 1999 but its figure doubled to 17% in 2009. Yoga ascended to only 13% and became the least popular sport at the end of the period. Volleyball witnessed minor fluctuations in the same period, slightly increasing to 18% in 2009.
