The table illustrates the proportion of participants who took part in various types of sports in one specific European nation between 1999 and 2009.
Overall, it is clear that while the figures for most countries witnessed an increase, football and basketball bucked the trend, showing a marked decrease. Notably, although football lost its interest over time, it still remained as the most popular kinds of sports, whereas golf experienced the most pronounced growth throughout the whole period.
In 1999, football was the most preferred type of sports among participants, accounting for 57%, which was 25% higher than that of swimming. The participation rate of basketball and tennis had comparable figures in 1999, with corresponding figures being 25% and 26%. Over the next ten years, the level of participation in basketball and swimming dropped and rose by 2%, respectively. Moreover, there was a 9% decline in the figure for football, while tennis participations grew sharply to just over one-third by 2009.
In terms of the three remaining sports, in the first year, 17% of people were involved in volleyball, doubling that of golf. the figure for golf exhibited a marked increase, reaching 13% by 2004 then rising further to 17% by the end of the period. The percentage of individuals engaging in volleyball rose by 3% before dropping by 2% by 2009. 10% of people were took part in yoga in 1999 and stabilized until 2004. From 2004 onwards, there was a 3% increase in the yoga’s participation.