Share of daily sitting time in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals

Published by
Conor Stewart,
Feb 6, 2024

In 2022, a survey on the sports habits of Europeans revealed that, among 24 of the member states, most respondents spent daily between two hours 31 minutes and five hours 30 minutes sitting. In the Netherlands, Denmark, and Malta, most people spent more than five hours and 31 minutes sitting. This statistics depicts the share of daily time spent sitting in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals.

Percentage of time spent sitting on a daily basis in the EU27 in 2022, by country and time intervals

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Release date

September 2022

Region

EU

Survey time period

From 19 April to 16 May, 2022

Number of respondents

26,578 respondents

Age group

15 years and older

Special properties

Computer-assisted web interview (CAWI)

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

The survey asked the respondents "How much time do you spend sitting on a usual day?"

The time spent at a desk, visiting friends, studying or watching television was also taken into account. 

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