Participation in voluntary activities in England 2013-2024, by age

Published by D. Clark, Jan 7, 2025

In 2023/24, 58 percent of people aged between 65 and 74 volunteered at least once in England, compared with just 50 percent of those aged between 24 and 34.

Share of the population who participate in voluntary activities in England from 2013/14 to 2023/24, by age group

Age group16 to 2525 to 3435 to 4950 to 6465 to 7475 and over
2013/14 66% 67% 72% 72% 74% 69%
2014/15 66% 58% 63% 67% 73% 70%
2015/16 64% 59% 69% 67% 69% 61%
2016/17 63% 57% 64% 62% 70% 60%
2017/18 61% 61% 66% 64% 71% 59%
2018/19 59% 59% 66% 63% 67% 59%
2019/20 63% 60% 67% 63% 70% 57%
2020/21 60% 60% 66% 65% 64% 53%
2021/22 51% 49% 57% 57% 61% 52%
2023/24 54% 50% 56% 54% 58% 52%
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45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%

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Release date

December 2024

Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2024

Number of respondents

36,711 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

Share of population who have volunteered at least once in the previous 12 months. The survey count is for the most recent survey.

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