In 2022, 45.2% of population aged 18 to 69 practised sport activity and 50.4% practised physical exercise in the last 12 months. Lack of time and not liking to practise sport activity or physical exercise were the main reasons mentioned by non-practitioners (by 42.5% and 27.3%, respectively). The practice of sport activity or physical exercise regularly (5 or more times per week) or with some regularity (1 to 4 times a week) was indicated only by 35.7% and 36.2% of respondents in that age group.

In 2023, employment in sports reached 45.6 thousand people, 5.6% more than in 2022.

In the same year, the total average gross monthly earnings per employee in the sports sector activities were EUR 1,461, standing out the Activities of sports clubs with the highest total average gross monthly earnings per employee (EUR 2,713) and the Sports and recreation education with the lowest (EUR 931). Those earnings were below the average for the total economy (EUR 1,505), but recorded a higher annual growth (6.9% vs. 6.6%) that was also higher than the inflation rate (4.3%).

In 2022, there were 16,441 enterprises in the sports sector (14.9% more than in 2021) that generated EUR 2.9 thousand million of turnover (more 47.1%) and a Gross Value Added (GVA) of EUR 1,070 million (more 46.1%).

The financing of municipalities to the sports activities and infrastructures, in 2022, was EUR 367.7 million (more 13.7% than the previous year). In the same year, the financing of the Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth to the Sports federations was EUR 44.1 million (7.7% more than in 2021).

In 2022, the number of practitioners affiliated in Sports federations was 686.2 thousand (more 41.8% than the previous year), of which 69.1% were men.

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