Top Sports & Exercise - By Race
Description
Sport Singapore CSV of the top 10 sports and exercises in Singapore segmented by race, with values for each National Sport & Exercise Participation Survey (NSPS) year from 2019 through 2025. Rows pair a race group with an activity and yearly columns give the figures, offering a view of participation patterns across Singapore's ethnic communities. Sport agencies and community organisations use it to design inclusive programming and to see which activities have broad appeal versus community-specific followings.
Official description
Explore detailed datasets and insights on SportDexSG - Sport Singapore’s digital platform for sharing data across the sport and fitness ecosystem: www.sportdexsg.gov.sg This dataset presents information on the top 10 sports/exercises, segmented by race and categorised by the NSPS year. The data provides insights into sporting preferences and participation patterns across Singapore's diverse ethnic communities. Related Resources: https://go.gov.sg/sportdexsg-topsports
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2019-01-01 – 2025-12-31
- Rows
- 30
- Columns
- 9
Chart
Values are summed where multiple rows share the same category.
Data
| Race | Activity | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chinese | walkingoutdoor | 26.000000 | 37.000000 | 36.000000 | 41.000000 | 36.000000 | 33.000000 | 44.000000 |
| chinese | jogging/running | 22.000000 | 28.000000 | 31.000000 | 31.000000 | 27.000000 | 27.000000 | 25.000000 |
| chinese | swimming | 7.000000 | 7.000000 | 8.000000 | 10.000000 | 9.000000 | 9.000000 | 7.000000 |
| chinese | calisthenics | 3.000000 | 10.000000 | 14.000000 | 15.000000 | 15.000000 | 12.000000 | 7.000000 |
| chinese | cycling | 5.000000 | 10.000000 | 12.000000 | 11.000000 | 7.000000 | 5.000000 | 6.000000 |
| chinese | badminton | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 5.000000 | 6.000000 | 5.000000 | 4.000000 | 5.000000 |
| chinese | basketball | 3.000000 | 3.000000 | 3.000000 | 3.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 |
| chinese | weightlifting | 1.000000 | 4.000000 | 3.000000 | 4.000000 | 3.000000 | 3.000000 | 3.000000 |
| chinese | other workout | 5.000000 | 5.000000 | 5.000000 | 7.000000 | 6.000000 | 6.000000 | 2.000000 |
| chinese | yoga | 2.000000 | 5.000000 | 3.000000 | 4.000000 | 3.000000 | 2.000000 | 2.000000 |
| malay | walking | 27.000000 | 36.000000 | 37.000000 | 32.000000 | 33.000000 | 40.000000 | 54.000000 |
| malay | jogging/running | 19.000000 | 24.000000 | 24.000000 | 17.000000 | 16.000000 | 18.000000 | 16.000000 |
| malay | calisthenics | 1.000000 | 9.000000 | 8.000000 | 14.000000 | 13.000000 | 11.000000 | 9.000000 |
| malay | football/soccer | 13.000000 | 5.000000 | 6.000000 | 7.000000 | 10.000000 | 8.000000 | 8.000000 |
| malay | cycling | 7.000000 | 14.000000 | 18.000000 | 11.000000 | 7.000000 | 6.000000 | 8.000000 |
| malay | swimming | 4.000000 | 3.000000 | 3.000000 | 5.000000 | 6.000000 | 7.000000 | 4.000000 |
| malay | weightlifting | 2.000000 | 3.000000 | 3.000000 | 2.000000 | 3.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 |
| malay | badminton | 3.000000 | 7.000000 | 4.000000 | 5.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 3.000000 |
| malay | treadmill | 1.000000 | 1.000000 | 2.000000 | 1.000000 | 2.000000 | 2.000000 | 2.000000 |
| malay | other workout | 5.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 4.000000 | 5.000000 | 4.000000 | 2.000000 |
| indian | walking | 31.000000 | 45.000000 | 46.000000 | 46.000000 | 36.000000 | 46.000000 | 49.000000 |
| indian | jogging/running | 19.000000 | 29.000000 | 28.000000 | 27.000000 | 17.000000 | 18.000000 | 27.000000 |
| indian | cycling | 3.000000 | 10.000000 | 12.000000 | 14.000000 | 6.000000 | 5.000000 | 7.000000 |
| indian | football/soccer | 4.000000 | 3.000000 | 5.000000 | 7.000000 | 6.000000 | 5.000000 | 7.000000 |
| indian | calisthenics | 3.000000 | 10.000000 | 9.000000 | 18.000000 | 16.000000 | 8.000000 | 5.000000 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Text | Yes |
| Activity | Text | No |
| 2019 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |
| 2020 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |
| 2021 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |
| 2022 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |
| 2023 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |
| 2024 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |
| 2025 | Numeric (Percentage) | No |