Stockport is estimated to be home to over 297,100 people The latest Active Lives results published by Sport England (November 2022-Nov 2023) shows that 76.2% of adults in Stockport are active for at least 30 minutes a week, this equates to 183,200 adults moving. This is an increase of 3,300 from 12 months ago but we need to all keep working together to support active lives for all in Stockport.

Learn more about Stockport adults activity levels related to key demographic data such as gender, age and disability here.

Active Lives data (academic year 2022-23) also shows that 64.2% of children and young people (CYP) in Stockport are moving, achieving at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day, this equates to 25,800 CYP moving.

For more information about children and young people’s physical activity levels in Stockport, click here.

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