More than **** of all English residents between the ages of ** and ** visited pubs, bars or clubs as a free-time activity during 2017/18. Those aged 25 to 44 were the most likely to attend a pub, bar or club, with **** percent of respondents in that age category visiting such an establishment. Are pubs disappearing? Despite most of the adult population under the age of ** visiting pubs, bars and clubs, the frequency with which people are visiting their favorite pub is on the decline. While ** percent of consumers reported visiting the pub on a weekly basis in 2010, this figure dropped to ** percent by 2017. Over the same period of time, the United Kingdom saw a net reduction of approximately ***** in the number of pubs in operation.   New trends continue to attract pub goers Although there are fewer venues, the nation’s pub culture has undergone somewhat of a transformation. The popularity of pubs for dining out has resulted in many businesses increasing their food offering and capitalizing on new drinking trends such as craft and non-alcoholic beers. Independent pubs, although with a seemingly greater risk of closure, have in fact increased in number: around ***** more independently owned pubs were in operation in the UK in 2017 compared to ten years earlier. This may be due in part to the emergence of micro-breweries, and consumers preferring to visit traditional pubs or other independents which can cater to the niche tastes the micro-brewery allows, rather than the larger pub chains. Independently owned pubs continue to account for the largest proportion of pubs in the UK, the rest being managed, tenanted or leased by a brewer or pub company.   

This bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Estonia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

In 2023, the median age of the population of the United States was 39.2 years. While this may seem quite young, the median age in 1960 was even younger, at 29.5 years. The aging population in the United States means that society is going to have to find a way to adapt to the larger numbers of older people. Everything from Social Security to employment to the age of retirement will have to change if the population is expected to age more while having fewer children. The world is getting older It’s not only the United States that is facing this particular demographic dilemma. In 1950, the global median age was 23.6 years. This number is projected to increase to 41.9 years by the year 2100. This means that not only the U.S., but the rest of the world will also have to find ways to adapt to the aging population.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by region using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Germany. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Thailand. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by region using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Jamaica. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by country using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Austria. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by regions using the aggregation average, weighted by population in the Americas. The data is about regions.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Bolivia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Oceania. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Chile. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Hungary. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Armenia. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by demonym using the aggregation average, weighted by population. The data is about countries.

This horizontal bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Andorra. The data is filtered where the date is 2023. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by date using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Slovenia. The data is about countries per year.

This bar chart displays median age (year) by country full name using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Barbados. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.