Between September 2020 and 2021, the formal volunteering rate among Americans aged 45 to 54 was estimated at 27 percent. The age group with the highest percentage of volunteers was 16 to 17 year olds, with 28.2 percent having volunteered with at least one organization in the same year.

This statistic displays the percentage of the population volunteering in the U.S. from 2008 to 2021. Between September 2020 and September 2021, about 23.2 percent of adults in America were volunteering, a significant decrease from the high rates seen in 2018 and 2019.

In 2023, around 16.06 million people in Germany did volunteer work. Numbers peaked in 2020 at over 17 million. This statistic shows how many people in Germany volunteered from 2019 to 2023.The Allensbach Market and Advertising Media Analysis (Allensbacher Markt- und Werbeträgeranalyse or AWA in German) determines attitudes, consumer habits and media usage of the population in Germany on a broad statistical basis.

Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, for the population aged 15 and over, by definition of volunteering and age group, Canada and provinces.

The Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Supplement is the most robust longitudinal survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement in the United States. Produced by AmeriCorps in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the CEV takes the pulse of our nation’s civic health every two years. The data on this page was collected in September 2023. The next wave of the CEV will be administered in September 2025. The CEV can generate reliable estimates at the national level, within states and the District of Columbia, and in the largest twelve Metropolitan Statistical Areas to support evidence-based decision making and efforts to understand how people make a difference in communities across the country. Click on "Export" to download and review an excerpt from the 2023 CEV Analytic Codebook that shows the variables available in the analytic CEV datasets produced by AmeriCorps. Click on "Show More" to download and review the following 2023 CEV data and resources provided as attachments: 1) 2023 CEV Dataset Fact Sheet – brief summary of technical aspects of the 2023 CEV dataset. 2) CEV FAQs – answers to frequently asked technical questions about the CEV 3) Constructs and measures in the CEV 4) 2023 CEV Analytic Data and Setup Files – analytic dataset in Stata (.dta), R (.rdata), SPSS (.sav), and Excel (.csv) formats, codebook for analytic dataset, and Stata code (.do) to convert raw dataset to analytic formatting produced by AmeriCorps. These files were updated on January 16, 2025 to correct erroneous missing values for the ssupwgt variable. 5) 2023 CEV Technical Documentation – codebook for raw dataset and full supplement documentation produced by U.S. Census Bureau 6) 2023 CEV Raw Data and Read In Files – raw dataset in Stata (.dta) format, Stata code (.do) and dictionary file (.dct) to read ASCII dataset (.dat) into Stata using layout files (.lis)

Average number of volunteers in non-profit organizations, by region, size, International Classification of Non-Profit Organizations (ICNPO) and organization type, Canada, 2023.

This statistic displays the number of formal volunteers in the U.S. from 2008 to 2021. Between September 2020 and September 2021, about 60.7 million adults in America were volunteering, a significant decrease from the high rates seen in 2018 and 2019.

Abstract

The Volunteer Activities Survey (VAS) is a household-based survey conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA). Stats SA conducted the first survey (VAS 2010) in the second quarter of 2010. The VAS collects information on the volunteer activities of individuals aged 15 years and older in South Africa. The respondents were selected from households who took part in the second quarter Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS). Volunteer activities covers unpaid non-compulsory work; that is, the time individuals give without pay to activities performed either through an organization or directly for others outside their own household.

Data on volunteering provides important information on skills application, social network development, social capital and quality of life outcomes. The main aim of the survey is to provide information on the scale of volunteer work and bring into view the sizeable part of the labour force that is invisible in existing labour statistics. The objectives of the VAS are:

• To collect reliable data about people who are involved in volunteer activities. • To identify organization-based and direct volunteering. • To give a profile of those engaged in volunteer activities. • To estimate the economic value of volunteer work.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households and individuals

Universe

The target population of the survey consists of individuals aged 15 years and older who live in South Africa and who are members of households living in dwellings that have been selected to take part in the second quarter Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS).

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) sample frame was used for data collection in the Volunteer Activities Survey. The sample for the QLFS is based on a stratified two-stage design with probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling of primary sampling units (PSUs) in the first stage, and sampling of dwelling units (DUs) with systematic sampling in the second stage. The frame was developed as a general-purpose household survey frame that can be used by all other household surveys irrespective of the sample size requirement of the survey. The sample is based on information collected by Statistics SA during the 2001 Population Census and is designed to be representative at the provincial level and within provinces at the metro/non-metro level. Within the metros, the sample is further distributed by geography type. The four geography types are: urban formal, urban informal, farms and tribal land.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

The 2010 VAS questionnaire consists of the following sections: - Particulars of the dwelling - Households at selected dwelling unit - Response details - Main activities

Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, population aged 15 and over, age group, 2013.

This dataset reports statistics on volunteers in the Kansas City metro area. The data is from the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The annual NYC Volunteers Count report is the City’s largest scan of residents volunteering at organizations across New York City. Organizations, including City agencies, Mayoral offices, and nonprofits, are surveyed to understand how residents volunteer within the city’s infrastructure to strengthen communities at the neighborhood level. All participating organizations are recognized for their contributions in the annual NYC Volunteers Count report.

This table contains 330 series, with data for years 2013 - 2013 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; ...) Marital status (5 items: All marital status; Married or common-law; Single, never maried; Seperated or divorced; ...) Volunteer statistics (UOM) (6 items: Volunteer rate; Average annual volunteer hours; Median annual volunteer hours; Total annual volunteer hours; ...).

In 2023/24, approximately 54 percent of people in England advised that they had volunteered at least once in the previous year, with 33 percent volunteering at least once a month. In general, the share of people saying they volunteered has been declining since 2013/14, when approximately 70 percent of the population volunteered in a year.

The Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Supplement is the most robust longitudinal survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement in the United States. Produced by AmeriCorps in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the CEV takes the pulse of our nation’s civic health every two years. The data on this page was collected in September 2017. The CEV can generate reliable estimates at the national level, within states and the District of Columbia, and in the largest twelve Metropolitan Statistical Areas to support evidence-based decision making and efforts to understand how people make a difference in communities across the country. This page was updated on January 16, 2025 to ensure consistency across all waves of CEV data. Click on "Export" to download and review an excerpt from the 2017 CEV Analytic Codebook that shows the variables available in the analytic CEV datasets produced by AmeriCorps. Click on "Show More" to download and review the following 2017 CEV data and resources provided as attachments: 1) CEV FAQs – answers to frequently asked technical questions about the CEV 2) Constructs and measures in the CEV 3) 2017 CEV Analytic Data and Setup Files – analytic dataset in Stata (.dta), R (.rdata), SPSS (.sav), and Excel (.csv) formats, codebook for analytic dataset, and Stata code (.do) to convert raw dataset to analytic formatting produced by AmeriCorps. 4) 2017 CEV Technical Documentation – codebook for raw dataset and full supplement documentation produced by U.S. Census Bureau 5) 2017 CEV Raw Data and Read In Files – raw dataset in Stata (.dta) format, Stata code (.do) and dictionary file (.dct) to read ASCII dataset (.dat) into Stata using layout files (.lis)

Volunteer rate and distribution of volunteer hours, for the population aged 15 and over, by definition of volunteering and presence of children in household, Canada and provinces.

Disaster Healthcare Volunteers (DHV) is a program that registers and credentials health professionals who may wish to volunteer during disaster including doctors, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, dentists, mental health practitioners, etc. DHV may be used by local officials to support a variety of local needs, including augmenting medical staff at healthcare facilities or supporting mass vaccination clinics. DHV is California’s Emergency System for the Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP). This dataset lists the number of volunteers by their organizations.

Volunteer Management Platforms Market 2025: Projected to hit USD 3.69B by 2029 at 18.8% CAGR. Access in-depth analysis on trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscape for data-driven decisions.

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This dataset is the most comprehensive look at volunteering and civic life in the 50 states and 51 cities across the country. Data include volunteer rates and rankings, civic engagement trends, and analysis.

Between September 2020 and 2021, an estimated 40.7 percent of the population of Utah formally volunteered with at least one organization, making it the state with the highest rate that year. The state of Wyoming followed closely behind, with a rate of 39.2 percent between 2020 and 2021.