About the Industry
Health Club Industry Overview
Updated 5/8/2013
Through annual surveys, the IHRSA Research Department collects key operational data related to health club industry benchmarks, best practices, and trends.
- Number of U.S. Health Clubs: 30,500 in 2012 (as listed in the Yellow Pages as of January 2012; includes YMCAs and community centers)
- Total Number of U.S. Health Club Members: 50.2 million in 2012
- Total U.S. Industry Revenues: $21.8 billion in 2012
- Full details on 2012 U.S. Industry Data
- Full details on 2012 Global Industry Data coming in June'13 (2011 Global Industry Data)
- Average Rate of Member Retention for IHRSA Clubs: 72.4%
Total (U.S.) Health Club Membership by Year:
- 2005 – 41.3 million
- 2006 – 42.7 million
- 2007 – 41.5 million
- 2008 – 45.5 million
- 2009 – 45.3 million
- 2010 – 50.2 million
- 2011 – 51.4 million
- 2012 – 50.2 million
Total Number of (US) Health Clubs (including YMCA, Park & Rec, etc):
As of January 1 of year listed
- 2005 – 26,830
- 2006 – 29,069
- 2007 – 29,357
- 2008 – 29,636
- 2009 – 29,750
- 2010 – 29,890
- 2011 – 29,960
- 2012 – 30,500
For more health club industry data:
- For media inquiries, please contact IHRSA PR pr@ihrsa.org or visit the Media Center at ihrsa.org/media.
- For research inquiries, please contact IHRSA Research research@ihrsa.org or visit ihrsa.org/research.
- For critical research, publications, and learning tools on the industry, visit ihrsa.org/store.
