The table illustrates the changes in the percentages of people who participated in seven different sports in a European country between 1999 and 2009.
Overall, football remained the most popular sport throughout the period, despite a gradual decline in participation. In contrast, sports such as tennis and golf became increasingly popular. Swimming showed little change over time, while the figures for basketball and volleyball fluctuated slightly. Yoga was one of the least popular sports, although it experienced a modest rise by the end of the period.
In 1999, football had the highest participation rate at 57%, but this figure fell steadily to 52% in 2004 and then to 48% in 2009. Swimming was the second most popular activity, increasing slightly from 32% in 1999 to 34% in both 2004 and 2009. Tennis also showed a clear upward trend, rising from 25% to 33% over the ten-year period.
Regarding the remaining sports, golf saw a noticeable increase, with participation more than doubling from 8% in 1999 to 17% in 2009. Volleyball increase from 17% to 20% in 2004 before declining slightly to 18% in 2009. Basketball experienced a small decrease, dropping from 26% to 24%. Although yoga remained relatively unpopular, its participation rate increased from 10% to 13% by 2009.