The market size of the bar and nightclub sector in the United States increased from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, sector's market size amounted to 37.6 billion U.S. dollars, up from the previous year's total of 36.5 billion U.S. dollars.

The number of businesses in the bar and nightclub sector in the United States experienced a slight decrease from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, the number of businesses in this sector amounted to 62.61 thousand, down from the previous year's total of around 63 thousand.

According to a survey conducted in 2023, roughly 9.2 percent of the population surveyed in Spain had visited a nightclub in the 30 days prior to taking part in the study, which represents an increase versus the previous year.

In 2017, the number of establishments in the bars, taverns and nightclub industry in the United States was forecasted to reach 62,602. This figure has been steadily diminishing over the past ten years.

A profitable industry

The bar, taverns and nightclub industry is a lucrative sector in the United States. Besides these three types of establishments it also includes other drinking places primarily engaged in preparing and serving alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption. In 2017, the sales of U.S. drinking places amounted to approximately 24.01 billion U.S. dollars. Overall, the total employment in the industry was estimated to be at 345 thousand in 2017.

Alcoholic beverage preferences in the U.S.

There are many types of alcohol that can be purchased at bars, taverns, nightclubs or other drinking places. A 2018 survey found that 36.41 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated that they bought liquor at a bar or nightclub in the last 3 months. Nonetheless, beer had the highest sales market share in the U.S. with 45.5 percent in 2017. The market share of spirits or liquors only amounted to around 37 percent.

The market size of the bar and nightclub sector in Canada increased by around 2.8 percent in 2023. That year, the sector amounted to approximately 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, up from the previous year's total of approximately 2.43 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, the market size of bars and nightclubs in Japan amounted to around 1.55 trillion Japanese yen, increasing compared to the previous year. Recent values reflect the adverse effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on bars and nightclubs in Japan.

This statistic shows the share of Americans who bought wine at a nightclub or bar in the last 3 months in 2018, by age. In that year, 25.63 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated that they bought wine at a nightclub or bar in the last 3 months.

The number of employees in the bar and nightclub sector in the United States increased significantly in 2022. That year, the number of employees in this sector exceeded 570 thousand, up from the previous year's total of 353.85 thousand.

The number of nightclubs in Mexico exhibited an overall downward trend, going down from nearly 1.4 thousand in 2010 to only a little over one thousand in 2020. In contrast, the number of bars in Mexico grew by approximately 70 percent between the first and second half of the past decade.

This statistic shows the share of the population going to pubs, bars or clubs during their free time in England, by ethnicity. According to the survey, conducted between April 2017 and March 2018, around 56 percent of white respondents went to pubs, bars and/or clubs in their free time, the most of any ethnic group.

In 2024, it was estimated that the pubs, bars, and nightclubs industry in Spain was worth more than 20 billion euros in revenue. At that time, there was more than 380 thousand employees in this industry, with an average of 2.2 workers per business.

This statistic shows the share of adults that go to pubs, bars or clubs as a free time activity in England annually from 2006/07 to 2017/18. From the most recent survey, conducted between April 2017 and March 2018, around 53 percent of adults said they go to pubs, bars and/or clubs in their free time.

More than half of all English residents between the ages of 16 and 64 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 59.3 percent of respondents in that age category visiting such an establishment.

Are pubs disappearing?

Despite most of the adult population under the age of 64 visiting pubs, bars and clubs, the frequency with which people are visiting their favorite pub is on the decline. While 33 percent of consumers reported visiting the pub on a weekly basis in 2010, this figure dropped to 29 percent by 2017. Over the same period of time, the United Kingdom saw a net reduction of approximately 7,050 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 4,550 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.   

In 2023, the number of nightclub facilities in Japan amounted to 382. The figure increased over the course of the past few years. The leading five prefectures in terms of the number of establishments were Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi and Hokkaido.

The statistic shows the number of enterprises in the U.S. bar, tavern & nightclub industry from 2003 to 2011 and forcasts for 2012 through 2017. In 2011, there were 66,505 enterprises in the industry.

The statistic shows the average number of employees in the U.S. bar, tavern & nightclub industry from 2003 to 2011 and forecasts for 2012 through to 2017. In 2011, the average number of employees per establishment was at 5.56.

In 2021, almost 22 percent of young people in Germany aged between 14 and 19 years went to discos and clubs several times a month. Among 20 to 25-year-olds, 29 percent did the same. The figures are based on a survey conducted in Germany in 2021.

This data depicts the results of a survey conducted in Germany about how frequently millennials went to discos and clubs in 2021. That year, among millennials aged 26 to 31 years, 3.9 percent went several times a week, while 18.7 percent went several times a month.

The number of nightclubs in Belgium has been decreasing in the past nine years. In 2019, the number of nightclubs in the country reached 371, reflecting a decrease of 134 units from the from total figures in 2011. The number of nightclubs in Belgium reached its peak in 2008 at 544 establishments.

A February 2021 study estimated that the market size of the pubs, bars, and nightclubs industry in Italy amounted to roughly 11.7 billion euros. According to the report, this industry recorded around 116 thousand businesses and nearly 174 thousand employees as of February 2021.