How Many Americans Practice Yoga?
Posted on March 7, 2005
The second annual "Yoga in America" survey, has found that Americans now spend $2.95 billion a year on yoga classes and products, including equipment, clothing, vacations and media (DVDs, videos, books and magazines). The study revealed that 7.5% of U.S. adults, or 16.5 million people, now practice yoga, an increase of 5.6% from the prior year and 43% from 2002.
Of the 16.5 million people practicing yoga, the fastest growing segment is the 18-24 age group, which increased by a remarkable 46% in one year. In addition, almost one in seven non-practitioners, or about 25 million people, say they intend to try yoga within the next 12 months. Of those practicing Yoga 77.1% are women and 22.9% are men. 44.7% have been doing Yoga for more than two years. The study was conducted by Yoga Journal, a monthly Yoga magazine.
The 2016 study found that the number of American practicing yoga has soared to over 36 million. This is a big jump from 20.4 million in 2012.
2016 StudyHere are some other interesting findings from the 2016 study by the Yoga Alliance.
- 37% of practitioners have children under the age of 18 who also practice yoga
- 86% of practitioners self-report having a strong sense of mental clarity
- Half of yoga teachers have been teaching for more than six years
- Women represent 72% of practitioners and men represent 28%
- 37% of practitioners have children under the age of 18 who also practice yoga
- 79% of yogis engage in other forms of exercise
- The top five places to practice yoga include home, gym or health club, yoga studio, community center and park