The number of people who walked for fitness in the United States decreased for the second consecutive year in 2023, with the figure reportedly standing at 114.04 million that year. The year with the highest participation in this activity was 2013, at 117.4 million.

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant decline in walking activity has been observed in the United States. As of 2022, the District of Columbia had the lead with an average of 42 walking trips being taken daily by each 100 people. New York comes close in second with 38 trips per 100 people. The variation is quite significant with the Alabama, Arkansas, and Tennessee coming in last with 16 trips per 100 people each, which is about two-and-a-half times less than that seen in the District of Columbia.

This is the latest reported data in a trend of decline in walking activity, where some areas have witnessed declines of up to nearly 50 percent since 2019 before the pandemic.

In 2023, the number of people in Japan participating in walking amounted to 31.3 million. Walking was the physical activity with the highest number of participants in Japan, followed by light physical exercises.

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Persons aged 15 years and over who walk for recreational purposes (%) by Age Group, Quarter and Areas of Walking

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This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. women who reported walking for transportation or for leisure in 2005, 2010 and 2015. In 2015, 65.1 percent of adult women in the U.S. reported walking for leisure or for transportation, compared to 57.4 percent in 2005.

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of Walking the Walk Ministries

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Walking-Sticks, Seat-Sticks, Whips and Riding-Crops in the United States from 2007 to 2024.

Financial overview and grant giving statistics of Walking With Purpose Inc.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Umbrellas and Walking-Sticks in Luxembourg from Jan 2019 to Feb 2025.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Umbrellas and Walking-Sticks in the World from Jan 2019 to Feb 2025.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Umbrellas and Walking-Sticks in Free Zones from 2007 to 2024.

This statistic displays the results of a survey on the distribution of people who walked for at least 10 minutes at a time within the last week in the European Union (EU) in 2013, by age group and frequency. The survey was conducted via face-to-face interviews and gathered data from 27,919 respondents across Europe. In 2013, it was found that 27 percent of respondents between the age of 25 to 39 years stated that they walked for at least 10 minutes at a time on one to three days within the last week. More information about sports in Europe can be found in the Dossier: Fitness industry in Europe.

Persons aged 15 years and over who do not participate in walking or any other form of sport or physical activity (%) by Reason for Non-Participation, Quarter and Region

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This statistic represents the results of a survey on the frequency of walking to one's destination as opposed to using transport in China as of 2019. During the survey period, around 55 percent of Chinese respondents said that they walked on a daily basis.

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Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Umbrellas and Walking-Sticks in British Virgin Islands from 2007 to 2024.

Pedestrian Footfall for - Red Rock - Howth Walk . Statistics on pedestrians from 2019,2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 - please see new data Pedestrian Footfall - Red Rock 2024 FCCDisclaimer“Please Note that figures are estimates of total ‘trips’ rather than individual visitors. The accuracy of the recorded counts can be affected by a number of factors including distance of pedestrians from counter beam, overgrowth of vegetation or occasional malfunctions such as accidental damage or vandalism. The battery power and telecommunications signal strength is also continuously monitored but can vary depending on location.’'