The map above shows what percentage of Europeans in many countries walk and/or cycle 30+ minutes per day.
The one thing that jumps out at me is just how low the numbers are.
Even in the bike crazy Netherlands, the number is well under half.
Personally, I’d struggle to walk less than 30 mins in a day. My daily commute of walking my kids to school, walking to the train station and then walking to the office is easily 30 mins.
But I’d love to know if this is true for you or not below in the comments section.
And for those interested here’s the breakdown by men and women by country from Eurostat for 2019:
| Country | Total % | Men % | Women % |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) | 15 | 17.8 | 12.4 |
| Belgium | 17.2 | 20.1 | 14.5 |
| Bulgaria | 9.6 | 15.1 | 4.6 |
| Czechia | 19.3 | 23.7 | 15.1 |
| Denmark | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.2 |
| Germany | 20.9 | 23.4 | 18.5 |
| Estonia | 16.3 | 18 | 14.9 |
| Ireland | 8.9 | 12.9 | 5.1 |
| Greece | 8.8 | 12.5 | 5.4 |
| Spain | 5.6 | 8 | 3.3 |
| France | 9.1 | 12.4 | 6.1 |
| Croatia | 14 | 17.3 | 11.5 |
| Italy | 8.8 | 11.3 | 6.6 |
| Cyprus | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Latvia | 14.5 | 16.6 | 12.8 |
| Lithuania | 12.3 | 15.1 | 10 |
| Luxembourg | 9.3 | 12.3 | 6.3 |
| Hungary | 20.5 | 22.1 | 19 |
| Malta | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 42.3 | 45.7 |
| Austria | 20.3 | 23 | 17.7 |
| Poland | 18.9 | 21.9 | 16.2 |
| Portugal | 3 | 5 | 1.2 |
| Romania | 9.5 | 15 | 4.3 |
| Slovenia | 20.9 | 24.8 | 17.1 |
| Slovakia | 25.8 | 30.4 | 21.4 |
| Finland | 22.6 | 22 | 23.2 |
| Sweden | 20.5 | 21.9 | 19 |
| Iceland | 6 | 7.1 | 4.9 |
| Norway | 10.9 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
| Serbia | 19.2 | 23.5 | 15.3 |
| Türkiye | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.3 |
Phillip Deackes says
This map shows just EU member countries. Please do not appropriate the term Europe when you really mean EU.
Marble@olive.com says
Cough. Norway.