Sport employment as share of total employment
The best-covered measure of sport employment. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.
Every measure of sport employment
6 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
| Measure | Latest | Where and when | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment in sport growth rate | 8.1% | European Union, 2025 | 4 |
| Share of young people (15-29) in sport employment | 36.2% | European Union, 2025 | 4 |
| Sport employment as share of total employment | 0.9% | European Union, 2025 | 3 |
| Share of sport employment with tertiary education | 40.1% | European Union, 2025 | 3 |
| Female employment in sport | 786,100 | European Union, 2025 | 2 |
| Employment in sport | 1.8 million | European Union, 2025 | 1 |
Frequently asked questions
What does sport employment measure?
Total number of individuals employed within a specified industry sector or facility.
What is the latest sport employment as share of total employment?
Sweden: 1.6% in 2025.
Which countries does this sport employment data cover?
5 countries.
Where does the data come from?
From 1 document published by Eurostat. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.
Sources
1 document from 1 publisher. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment in sport | Eurostat | — | 17 |
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). Sport employment statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/sport-employment
"Sport employment statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/sport-employment. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Sport employment statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/sport-employment.
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