Which country has the highest Registered Golfers?

United Kingdom has the highest Registered Golfers in 2022, at 1,003,771, followed by Japan (707,580) and Germany (682,942).

Which country has the lowest Registered Golfers?

Belize has the lowest Registered Golfers in 2022, at 27.

What is the median Registered Golfers across countries?

The median is 1,464 across the 143 countries with data in 2022.

Where does this golf popularity by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: European Golf Participation Report 2021 - European Golf Association; The number of registered players and golf courses in selected countries and regions - ResearchGate; R&A's Golf Around the World Report 2021 - National Golf Foundation; Popularity of Golf Around the World - Topend Sports.

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Golf Popularity by Country

Name: Golf Popularity by Country
Creator: Rankodex

United Kingdom has the highest Registered Golfers in 2022 (1,003,771), followed by Japan (707,580) and Germany (682,942). Belize has the lowest (27).

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Registered Golfers, 2022

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 143 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

1,464

Middle half 500 – 12.5K

Average

56,079

143 countries

Highest

1,003,771

United Kingdom

Lowest

Belize

Over time · 2017–2022

The top 5 in 2022, against the median.

Median of all countries
United Kingdom
Japan
Germany
Sweden
China

Data

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144 countries · # = rank by Registered Golfers

#
1	United Kingdom	1,003,771	324	5,234,000	1,688
2	Japan	707,580	229	—	—
3	Germany	682,942	649	1,150,000	1,091
4	Sweden	536,203	811	600,000	923
5	China	500,000	826	—	—
6	France	441,961	542	800,000	986
7	Australia	426,384	272	—	—
8	Netherlands	415,791	1,188	460,000	1,314
9	New Zealand	323,118	800	—	—
10	Canada	319,340	126	—	—
11	Spain	293,560	604	300,000	609
12	Ireland	218,972	612	540,000	1,479
13	South Korea	214,000	254	—	—
14	Malaysia	192,987	791	—	—
15	India	175,000	591	—	—
16	Denmark	163,865	482	206,000	594
17	Finland	154,415	817	200,000	1,053
18	South Africa	145,510	308	—	—
19	Norway	129,872	695	125,000	648
20	Switzerland	102,128	873	112,000	957
21	Austria	96,878	475	115,000	564
22	Italy	94,046	302	430,000	1,378
23	Belgium	77,830	638	81,000	664
24	Taiwan	61,500	707	—	—
25	Argentina	58,000	165	—	—
26	Czechia	52,730	396	60,000	444
27	Singapore	40,000	1,538	—	—
28	Vietnam	39,326	410	—	—
29	Philippines	25,000	189	—	—
30	Iceland	23,292	328	65,000	915
31	Chile	18,222	234	—	—
32	Thailand	17,935	56	—	—
33	Portugal	17,252	155	20,000	183
34	Hong Kong	14,548	1,039	—	—
35	Indonesia	14,084	83	—	—
36	Colombia	12,687	189	—	—
37	Bangladesh	12,342	617	—	—
38	Kenya	12,099	252	—	—
39	Venezuela	12,020	546	—	—
40	Nigeria	11,000	200	—	—
41	Slovakia	9,878	299	10,000	303
42	Pakistan	8,800	169	—	—
43	Brazil	8,799	70	—	—
44	Morocco	8,310	132	—	—
45	United Arab Emirates	7,008	226	—	—
46	Poland	6,652	119	20,000	370
47	Slovenia	6,393	376	12,000	800
48	Turkey	6,371	193	8,000	242
49	Latvia	5,644	513	6,000	500
50	Estonia	3,831	348	4,500	409
51	Zimbabwe	3,800	100	—	—
52	Russia	3,574	128	28,000	1,037
53	Luxembourg	3,523	705	4,200	840
54	Dominican Republic	3,500	97	—	—
55	Peru	3,234	249	—	—
56	Saudi Arabia	2,680	191	—	—
57	Samoa	2,455	614	—	—
58	Ukraine	2,450	408	2,000	333
59	Laos	2,240	172	—	—
60	Hungary	2,229	139	3,500	233
61	Zambia	2,056	79	—	—
62	Iran	1,965	1,965	—	—
63	Bermuda	1,800	257	—	—
64	Ghana	1,774	111	—	—
65	Namibia	1,548	111	—	—
66	Trinidad and Tobago	1,520	190	—	—
67	Romania	1,504	167	1,400	156
68	Papua New Guinea	1,500	100	—	—
68	Panama	1,500	115	—	—
68	Qatar	1,500	250	—	—
71	Guatemala	1,495	214	—	—
72	Uganda	1,464	77	—	—
73	Mauritius	1,463	98	—	—
74	Liechtenstein	1,444	—	1,400	—
75	Bahamas	1,427	110	—	—
76	Egypt	1,400	40	—	—
77	Honduras	1,280	142	—	—
78	Cyprus	1,250	104	1,500	136
79	Uruguay	1,193	85	—	—
80	Greece	1,190	119	4,000	444
80	Fiji	1,190	85	—	—
82	Ecuador	1,181	91	—	—
83	Tunisia	1,118	70	—	—
84	Lithuania	1,084	155	2,800	400
85	Nepal	1,050	175	—	—
86	Paraguay	1,038	104	—	—
87	Kazakhstan	1,020	113	1,500	167
88	Bulgaria	955	96	1,100	110
89	Croatia	854	142	1,400	233
90	Serbia	813	407	1,100	550
91	Costa Rica	780	56	—	—
91	Barbados	780	111	—	—
93	Bahrain	760	127	—	—
94	Tanzania	751	63	—	—
95	Malawi	700	58	—	—
96	Eswatini	677	75	—	—
97	Oman	661	110	—	—
98	Cameroon	640	160	—	—
98	Bhutan	640	160	—	—
100	Belarus	634	317	700	350
101	Malta	614	614	700	700
102	Botswana	610	68	—	—
103	Algeria	600	600	—	—
104	DR Congo	553	184	—	—
105	Israel	544	544	1,500	1,500
106	Ivory Coast	500	167	—	—
106	Cambodia	500	38	—	—
106	Bolivia	500	45	—	—
109	United States Virgin Islands	480	160	—	—
110	Andorra	448	224	500	250
111	Sri Lanka	400	50	—	—
111	Curacao	400	133	—	—
113	Gabon	366	73	—	—
114	Lebanon	350	350	—	—
115	Libya	336	67	—	—
116	Liberia	320	160	—	—
116	Falkland Islands	320	320	—	—
118	Afghanistan	300	300	—	—
118	Senegal	300	100	—	—
120	Cook Islands	280	140	—	—
121	Madagascar	250	50	—	—
122	Georgia	248	62	500	167
123	Myanmar	228	2	—	—
124	Vanuatu	209	42	—	—
125	Cayman Islands	200	100	—	—
126	Sint Maarten	190	190	—	—
127	Bosnia and Herzegovina	187	94	200	100
128	El Salvador	180	60	—	—
129	Jamaica	172	16	—	—
130	Azerbaijan	171	57	200	67
131	Gambia	165	165	—	—
132	Nicaragua	161	40	—	—
133	San Marino	158	79	250	—
134	Seychelles	156	78	—	—
135	Sierra Leone	147	74	—	—
136	Ethiopia	126	63	—	—
137	Haiti	125	125	—	—
138	Mongolia	123	31	—	—
139	Jordan	100	33	—	—
140	Armenia	50	50	200	200
141	Kyrgyzstan	45	45	—	—
142	North Macedonia	38	38	100	—
143	Belize	27	14	—	—
—	Moldova	—	—	200	200

What correlates with Registered Golfers (2022)?

Pearson r against 1,520 other country metrics sharing at least 86 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Registered Golfers tend to score higher on these

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r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 112
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r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 133
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Registered Female Players > Age 20Soccer Players by Country
r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 128
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Melanoma Prevalence - MaleMale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 137
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Registered Golfers tend to score lower on these

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r = −0.61 · strong · n = 142
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r = −0.56 · strong · n = 142
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r = −0.52 · strong · n = 115
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r = −0.52 · strong · n = 86
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r = −0.49 · moderate · n = 110
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Registered Golfers?: United Kingdom has the highest Registered Golfers in 2022, at 1,003,771, followed by Japan (707,580) and Germany (682,942).
Which country has the lowest Registered Golfers?: Belize has the lowest Registered Golfers in 2022, at 27.
What is the median Registered Golfers across countries?: The median is 1,464 across the 143 countries with data in 2022.
Where does this golf popularity by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: European Golf Participation Report 2021 - European Golf Association; The number of registered players and golf courses in selected countries and regions - ResearchGate; R&A's Golf Around the World Report 2021 - National Golf Foundation; Popularity of Golf Around the World - Topend Sports.