Active Lives Data

Sport England's Active Lives Surveys measure the activity levels of people across England.

There are two surveys: Active Lives Adult, which is published twice a year, and the Active Lives Children and Young People, which is published annually.

The two surveys are designed to provide a detailed insight into the current physical activity habits of the nation, as well as shape and unlock investment in physical activity both nationally and locally for years to come.

Raw data can be accessed through the Active Lives Survey online tool.

• There are two million more adults getting active on a regular basis through sport and physical activity than in 2016, despite the impacts of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and increased cost-of-living pressures.
• Between November 2022 and November 2023, 63.4% of the adult population met the Chief Medical Officers' guidelines of doing 150 minutes, or more, of moderate intensity physical activity a week. That's equivalent to 29.5m adults in England playing sport or taking part in physical activity every week.
• This figure is largely unchanged from 12 months ago when 63.1% were active but means that, compared to when the survey was first ran between November 2015 and November 2016, there are two million more active adults – an increase of 1.3%.