The table below illustrates the percentages of people interested in six different sports in the UK in 1990, 2000, and 2010.
Overall, the football was by far the most popular game among people while the reverse was true for judo. In addition, the percentage of golf and cricket fans changed slightly in same amount over these three decades, but to different sides.
Regarding the categories which saw an overall increase throughout the period, Rugby was the most noticeable one, doubling from 12 percent in 1990 to 24 percent in 2010 before hitting a 20 percent in 2000. The figure for cricket remained stable at 12 percent for the first 2 decades and increased slightly by 2 percent in 2010. Moreover, the figure for swimming started at 15 percent, reached 16 percent in 2010 after hitting 18 percent in 2000.
As for remaining three categories, which showed overall decrease over this period, the proportion of fans interested in Judo in the UK were only 9 percent in 1990 that dropped by 4 percent over the following decade, after which it declined to 4 percent in 2010. Moreover, the football fans accounted for more than the 50 percent during this 30 year period, however, that figure saw a downward trend with dropping from 59 percent in 1990 to 57 percent for the following decade, followed by a slight decline by a percent in the last decade. The figure for golf fans was 28 percent for the first two decades, after which it experienced a slight decrease by 2 percent in 2010.