Archery
Archery participation overview
This year around 19,500 women took part in archery at least once every four weeks – a decline of 0.02 percentage points on the previous year, but participation still remains higher than 2007-08.
Archery attracts more female participants than similar activities, such as shooting and fencing.


45% of female archers are 35-54 years of age. Participants are more likely to be from high income households.