The table illustrates the fluctuation in the percentages of individuals engaging in seven distinct sports within a specific European nation over a decade, spanning from 1999 to 2009.
Overall, football remained the most popular sport despite a decline in participation, while swimming maintained its high engagement. Tennis, golf and yoga saw consistent growth, whereas basketball and volleyball experienced gradualgradually decreases.
Football was the most popular sport throughout the period, with participation rates of 57% in 1999, which then gradually dropped to 52% in 2004, and reduced further to 48% in 2009. Despite this decline, it remained the leading sport by a significant margin. Swimming was the next most popular activity, seeing a slight increase from 32% in 1999 to 34% in 2004, and staying unchanged at that level in 2009. Tennis also experienced a steady rise in participants, climbing from 25% in 1999 to 33% by 2009.
Among the less popular activities, golf experienced the most significant increase, rising from 8% in 1999 to 17% in 2009. In contrast, volleyball showed only minor changes, reaching 20% in 2004 before falling to 18% afterward. Basketball remained relatively stable, starting at 26% in 1999 and staying around 24-25% in the following years. Although yoga continued to be the least favored activity, its participation rate still grew slightly from 10% to 13% by the end of the period.