Museums worldwide

Statistics report on museums worldwide

Museums worldwide

This report presents a range of statistics and facts on museums worldwide. It provides a global overview of museums, key figures on attendance and most visited institutions broken down by region, as well as data on this industry's digitalization.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Market size of museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks worldwide 2022-2027
  • Premium Statistic Global number of museums 2021, by UNESCO regional classification
  • Premium Statistic Number of museums per million inhabitants 2021, by UNESCO regional classification
  • Basic Statistic Leading countries worldwide with the highest number of museums 2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of university museums and collections worldwide 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Attendance at most visited museums worldwide 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Leading museums by highest attendance worldwide 2019-2022

Digitalization

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  • Premium Statistic Global interest in metaverse experiences 2022, by generation
  • Premium Statistic Museums with the most social media followers worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic New technologies planned to be implemented by museums worldwide May 2021
  • Premium Statistic Accounting and sales technologies to be implemented by museums worldwide May 2021
  • Premium Statistic Marketing tools planned to be used by museums worldwide as of May 2021

Museums in North America

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  • Premium Statistic Museum industry market size in the U.S. 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic Most visited Smithsonian museums and institutions in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York 2007-2023
  • Premium Statistic Museum visits to the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Most visited Mexican museums 2022
  • Premium Statistic Most visited archeological sites in Mexico 2022

Museums in Western Europe

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  • Basic Statistic Most visited museums in Europe 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of visitors to the Louvre in Paris 2007-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of visitors to government funded museums in England 2019-2023, by museum
  • Basic Statistic Leading free visitor attractions in Scotland 2019-2023, by attendance
  • Premium Statistic Number of visits to national museums in Wales 2009-2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading museums in the Netherlands 2019-2022, by attendance
  • Premium Statistic Attendance at museums and attractions in the Brussels-Capital Region 2014-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of museum visitors in Germany 2015-2020, by museum type

Museums in Southern Europe

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  • Premium Statistic Museums and archaeological areas with the highest attendance in Italy 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Museums and archaeological areas with the highest income in Italy 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of museum visitors in Spain 2014-2020
  • Premium Statistic Attendance to main art museums in Madrid 2019-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of visitors to museums in Portugal 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of admissions to museums and archaeological sites in Greece 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Visitors to museums and ruins in Turkey 2005-2022

Museums in Northern Europe

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  • Premium Statistic Museum count in Denmark 2010-2021
  • Premium Statistic Most visited museums in Denmark 2021
  • Basic Statistic Museums and collections in Norway 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of museum visits in Norway 2010-2022, by type
  • Premium Statistic Most visited museums in Sweden 2021
  • Premium Statistic Most popular museums in Finland 2021

Museums in CEE

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  • Basic Statistic Number of museums in Russia 2014-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of museums in Poland 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Museums with the highest attendance in Poland 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of museum visits in Hungary 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of museums in Romania 2022, by type

Museums in other regions

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  • Premium Statistic Number of museums in Latin American countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of museum visitors in China 2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic Most visited museums based on number of visitors in China in 2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of visitors to the National Palace Museum in Taipei 2011-2022
  • Premium Statistic Visitor numbers to National Museum of Singapore 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Museum visitors in the UAE 2020, by emirate
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