According to data published on 16 July for the Olympic and Paralympic Games by the European Commission’s statistical office, Eurostat, in 2023 the sport sector in Europe employed 1.55 million people, or 0.76% of total employment in the EU.
These figures represent an increase of 2.2% on the previous year. Sweden, Denmark and Spain have the highest shares of sports employment, at 1.33%, 1.25% and 1.16% respectively. Conversely, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia have the lowest rates, at...