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No longer applicable.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
- Indoor sports facilities
- General sports halls and sports rooms
- Small sports halls
- A small sports hall is a multifunctional sports room equipped for more than one type of sport. The size of a small sports hall is less than 42 metres by 22 metres.
- Large sports halls
- A large sports hall is a multifunctional sports room equipped for more than one type of sport. The size of a large sports hall is at least 42 metres by 22 metres.
- Indoor ice-skating rinks
- Gymnasiums
- Specifically equipped sports rooms
- The courts and tables in sports rooms that are specifically equipped for just one type of sport.
- Skittles and bowling alleys
- 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.
- Pitches, courts, tracks, etc.
- The pitches, tracks, courts, etc. on outdoor sports facilities that comply
with competition requirements.
Pitches, tracks, courts, etc. that can only be used for training purposes
are therefore excluded.- Handball pitches