Overview

• Clubs reported 4.3 million members as of January 1, 2025, marking a 2.77 percent increase from the previous year
• Membership grew fastest among children aged three to six (6.6 percent) and adults 27–35 (6.0 percent), with 46–65-year-olds still the largest cohort at just under 1.08 million
• The Landessportverband warns that clubs now have fewer trainers, coaches and referees than before the pandemic
• Gymnastics tops participation with about 1.22 million members, closely followed by football with roughly 1.15 million
• VfB Stuttgart is the region’s largest club with nearly 115,000 members, followed by SC Freiburg with around 73,700