Participation in sport and recreational activities in 2025
In the period from 1.10.2024 to 30.09.2025, 43.7% of Poles (41.5% of females and 46.1% of males) participated in sports or recreational activities. Residents of Poland under-took physical activity mainly for pleasure and entertainment, with cycling being the most frequent form of sport and recreational activity. The average cost incurred by a household for sport and recreational activities amounted to PLN 1873, including the purchase of sports equipment – PLN 279.
In the 4th quarter 2025, another survey on the topic of participation in sport and recreational activities was conducted on a sample of households participating in the household budgets survey (the previous edition took place in 2021). It concerned the scope, nature, and degree of household members’ participation in sport and recreational activities, as well as the amount of money households spent on these activities during the period from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025. The survey did not take into account participation in mandatory physical education classes for school and university students and in physical rehabilitation.