The chart illustrates the percentages of New Zealand men and women across different age groups who engaged in regular physical activity. Overall, females were more active than males except for the 14 to 23 age brackets. Nonetheless, approximately more than 40% of people engaged in regular physical activity.
Men were most active in their early ages while women were least active. Over 50% of men stayed active whereas only 46.9% of women were active. In the two following age groups, the gap between men and women widened. Younger to middle-aged women were more focused on fitness compared to men. The percentage of men dropped by more than 10%, standing at 43.1% for 24- to 33-year-olds and 38.8% for 34- to 43-year-olds, the lowest rate in all age groups for both genders. On the other hand, women’s share increased to 49.2% for young adults and crossed the 50% mark for 34- to 43-year-olds, reaching 53.1%.
For people in their mid-forties to early fifties, the participation rate of each gender increased. From this point forward, men started to focus more on physical activity, as their participation rate began to improve. For women, it was the peak, with 54.2% of women regularly working out. However, it started to decline in older ages for females. For people aged between 54 and 63, 44.7% of men and 52.8% of women participated in regular physical activity. Lastly, for older ages, the proportion of men and women was nearly equal, with a difference of only 1.1%. Specifically, 47.2% of men and 48.1% of women exercised regularly.