Arts and cultural industry workforce by age in England 2019

This statistic presents the age distribution of the arts and cultural sector workforce in England in the fiscal year 2018/19. The data refers to all publically subsidized arts organizations excluding major partner museums. In 2018/19 nearly one half of managers in the arts and culture workforce were aged between 35 and 49 years old.

Age distribution of employees in publically funded arts and cultural organizations (excluding museums) in England in 2018/19*

Age groups	Not known	0-19	20-34	35-49	50-64	65 and over	Prefer not to say
Managers	3%	0%	19%	46%	30%	2%	1%
Other staff	12%	2%	43%	20%	15%	3%	3%
Specialist staff	19%	0%	31%	30%	15%	2%	2%
Artistic staff	27%	1%	29%	25%	11%	2%	4%

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Release date

February 2020

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 2018 to March 2019

Supplementary notes

* Data calculated from annual surveys submitted by all arts organizations receiving public funding from Arts Council England ('National Portfolio Organizations'), excluding major partner museums.
The Arts Council England (ACE) is the national development agency responsible for distributing public money for the arts in England.

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