32.7% of federated athletes were women in 2024.
Up 1.2 percentage points from 2023.
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Women’s share of athletes, by sport
2024, in percent Calculated by the project
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| Sport modalities | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Total | 32.7 |
| Gymnastics | 90.0 |
| Roller skating | 62.4 |
| Volleyball | 58.3 |
| Swimming | 55.9 |
| Handball | 41.0 |
| Athletics | 38.9 |
| Others | 34.5 |
| Basketball | 33.6 |
| Tennis | 33.5 |
| Karate | 31.4 |
| Sailing | 29.4 |
| Judo | 27.7 |
| Golf | 21.1 |
| Table tennis | 20.5 |
| Shooting | 16.1 |
| Football | 8.0 |
| Cycling | 7.8 |
| Rugby | 7.6 |
| Automobilism | 5.8 |
| Sport fishing | 3.7 |
| Columbofilia | 3.5 |
Women’s share of athletes over time
2015 to 2024, in percent Calculated by the project
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| Period | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.5 |
| 2016 | 28.5 |
| 2017 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | 30.4 |
| 2019 | 31.6 |
| 2020 | 27.9 |
| 2021 | 29.6 |
| 2022 | 30.9 |
| 2023 | 31.5 |
| 2024 | 32.7 |
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- Reference
- Measure D02 of the list of selected indicators: Proporção de mulheres entre os praticantes federados — %PT — not yet translated
Comparison with the previous period
Difference calculated by the project from the published values (2024: 32.7; 2023: 31.5): 32.7 − 31.5 = 1.2 percentage points. Not a value published by Statistics Portugal.
Women’s share of athletes, by sport
- Period
- 2024
- Unit
- Percentage (%)
- Sex
- Women
- Data as of
- 3 November 2026
Value calculated by the project from Statistics Portugal data, with a rule still to be confirmed: 100 × women ÷ total (men and women), same sport and year (0001122). One decimal place. (Rule source: Measure list (D02); Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 24 (32.7%))
Notes
- Statistics Portugal note (0001122): The data series from 2005 to 2019 has been revised (version on 05-02-2021 from Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth).
Source
- Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth: Practitioners affiliated (No.) to sport federations by Sex and Sport modalities, source last updated 12 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0001122)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Women’s share of athletes, by sport”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d02#x-D02-modalidade. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.
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Women’s share of athletes over time
- Periods
- 2015 to 2024
- Unit
- Percentage (%)
- Sex
- Women
- Sport modalities
- Total
- Data as of
- 3 November 2026
Value calculated by the project from Statistics Portugal data, with a rule still to be confirmed: 100 × women ÷ total (men and women), same sport and year (0001122). One decimal place. (Rule source: Measure list (D02); Sport in Numbers 2025, figure 24 (32.7%))
Notes
- Statistics Portugal note (0001122): The data series from 2005 to 2019 has been revised (version on 05-02-2021 from Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth).
Source
- Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth: Practitioners affiliated (No.) to sport federations by Sex and Sport modalities, source last updated 12 December 2025. View in the Statistics Portugal database (0001122)
Suggested citation
Statistics Portugal. Sport in Numbers: “Women’s share of athletes over time”. http://localhost:4321/en/desporto-em-numeros/d02#x-D02-evolucao. Data as of 3 November 2026; accessed 4 November 2026.
Provenance
- Version
INE:0001122@2026-11-03T19:50:25.421Z- Observations checksum (SHA-256)
72dca9f92d0bcba2b063f58a88a0bb4192e386fb55d71635e2217478e09eaee8