Sports facilities; types and use 1987 - 2012
Explanation of symbols
Table explanation
This table presents an overview on the types and use of swimming pools, indoor sports facilities and outdoor sports facilities. The figures are restricted to swimming pools and sports facilities operated by either local government or by commercial operators (private limited companies etc.) registered at the Chambers of Commerce as having the operation of swimming pools and/or sports facilities as their main activity.
Data available from: 1987-2012
Status of the figures: all figures are definite.
Changes as of 28 January 2019:
None. This table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.
Description topics
- Swimming pools
- Visits to swimming pools by type of pool
- Total number of visits
- Only the figure for 1988 includes the number of visits to natural swimming pools.
- Visits per swimming pool
- Average number of visits per swimming pool. Only the figure for 1988 includes the number of visits to natural swimming pools.
- Visits per indoor swimming pool
- Visits per open-air swimming pool
- Visits per combined swimming pool
- Indoor sports facilities
- Visits per week
- Total number of visits per week by people who practise a sport.
From 1997 onwards the figures only include facilities operated by commercial operators.
- Type of facility and visits
- Indoor sports facilities by type and the total number of visits per week of indoor sports facilities.
Reference week for the visits: a week in September.- Sports hall (small) facilities
- A facility with one or more small sports halls, possibly in combination with other sports rooms, but without a large sports hall.
- Visits per week
- Total number of visits per week by people who practise a sport.
From 1997 onwards the figures only include facilities operated by
commercial operators.
- Sports hall (large) facilities
- A facility with one or more large sports halls, possibly in combination
with small sports halls or other sports rooms.- Visits per week
- Total number of visits per week by people who practise a sport.
From 1997 onwards the figures only include facilities operated by
commercial operators.
- Indoor tennis court facilities
- A facility with one or more indoor tennis courts, possibly in combination
with other sports rooms, but without a small sports hall and without a
large sports hall.- Visits per week
- Total number of visits per week by people who practise a sport.
From 1997 onwards the figures only include facilities operated by
commercial operators.
- Other indoor sports facilities
- A facility with one or more sports rooms (for example for bowling, squash, ice-skating or billiards), but without a small or large sports hall and without indoor tennis courts.
- Visits per week
- Total number of visits per week by people who practise a sport.
From 1997 onwards the figures only include facilities operated by
commercial operators.
- Outdoor sports facilities
- Type of facility and visits
- Outdoor sports facilities by type and the total number of visits per week of outdoor sports facilities by people who practise a sport.
Reference week for the visits: a week in September.- Total number of facilities
- Visits per week
- Total number of visits per week by people who practise a sport.
From 1997 onwards the figures only include facilities operated by
commercial operators.
- Football facilities
- Tennis facilities
- Fac. for one other field game
- For instance a facility with only pitches for hockey or only pitches for
korfball.
- Fac. for combinations of field games
- For instance a facility with pitches for hockey and pitches for football.
- Fac. for field games and other sports
- For instance a facility with pitches for hockey and a speed skating track.
- Fac. for only other outdoor sports
- For instance a golf course.