Sport
The state budget expenditure on sport in 2023 reached CZK 8.7 billion and increased by almost 7 % compared to 2022. Approximately one-third of the expenditure is related to the country's sports representation and the remaining two-thirds to general sports activities. One fifth of children and young people aged 5 to 24 participated in organised sport.
Expenditure to support sport activities of state budget
Publication date: 17. 01. 2025
Year 2023
8.7 CZK billion
Share of expenditure on support sport activities in total state budget expenditure
Publication date: 17. 01. 2025
Year 2023
0.39%
Children and young people engaged in organized sports
Publication date: 17. 01. 2025
Year 2023
482.9 thous. persons
Share of children and young people engaged in organized sports
Publication date: 17. 01. 2025
Year 2023
21.0%
Data and time series
CZK million
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,851.7 | 4,750.0 | 6,088.9 | 7,138.3 | 7,939.6 | 7,146.2 | 8,115.1 | 8,648.2 |
Sports representations | 1,439.5 | 2,125.3 | 2,267.1 | 2,972.7 | 2,966.8 | 2,967.4 | 2,819.8 | 3,011.7 |
General sports activities | 2,412.3 | 2,624.7 | 3,821.8 | 4,165.6 | 4,972.8 | 4,178.8 | 5,295.3 | 5,636.5 |
Source: Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniors total | 51 | 61 | 73 | 44 | 29 | 54 | 40 | 56 |
Gold | 18 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Silver | 18 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
Bronze | 15 | 15 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 19 |
| Elite total | 43 | 64 | 39 | 55 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 18 |
Gold | 17 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Silver | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Bronze | 12 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
*)in sports included in the Olympic Games Programme
Source: National Sports Agency
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniors total | 41 | 28 | 66 | 67 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 10 |
Gold | 18 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
Silver | 11 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
Bronze | 12 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 |
| Elite total | 31 | 69 | 70 | 62 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 25 |
Gold | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Silver | 6 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Bronze | 5 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
*)in sports included in the Olympic Games Programme
Source: National Sports Agency
Year 2022
| regularly (at least once per week) | irregularly | at all or only exceptionally | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persons total: | 48 | 17 | 35 |
| Sex: | |||
men | 50 | 18 | 32 |
women | 47 | 15 | 38 |
| Age group: | |||
16–34 | 66 | 15 | 19 |
35–49 | 52 | 21 | 26 |
50–64 | 41 | 20 | 39 |
65+ | 33 | 10 | 57 |
| Education: | |||
Secondary without A-level | 32 | 21 | 47 |
Secondary with A-level | 54 | 21 | 24 |
Tertiary | 71 | 16 | 12 |
* it includes not only sport participation, but also other leisure-time physical activity performed for at least 10 minutes at a time
Source: CZSO, The sample survey – Statistics on Income and Living Conditions 2022