Culture and heritage statistics
Headline statistics
Headline statistics on engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults and young people in Northern Ireland.
Adults
This series of publications provides information on adults aged 16 years and over and their engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport from the Continuous Household Survey. Information on adults and culture, art and sport are available in the following years.
- Engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2023/24
- Engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2022/23
- Engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2021/22
- Engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2020/21
- Engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- Engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2018/19
- Engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2017/18
- Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in Northern Ireland 2016/17
- Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in Northern Ireland 2015/16
- Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in Northern Ireland 2014/15
Young people
This series of publications provides information on young people and their engagement in culture, arts and leisure from the Young Persons' Behaviour and Attitudes Survey. Bulletins on young people and culture, arts, heritage and sport are available in the following years.
- Engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by young people in Northern Ireland 2022
- Engagement in culture, arts and sport by young people in Northern Ireland 2019
- Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by young people in Northern Ireland 2016
Arts
This series of publications provides information on adults and young peoples’ experience of culture, arts and heritage in Northern Ireland:
- Experience of culture, arts and heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2023/24
- Experience of culture, arts and heritage by young people in Northern Ireland 2022
- Experience of culture and the arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- Experience of culture and the arts by young people in Northern Ireland 2019
- Experience of culture and the arts in Northern Ireland 2018/19
- Experience of culture and the arts in Northern Ireland 2017/18
- Experience of culture and the arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2016/17
- Experience of culture and the arts by young people in Northern Ireland 2016
- Experience of the arts in Northern Ireland 2015/16
- Experience of the arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2014/15
Creative industries
The following publication provides statistics on key economic estimates for the Creative Industries for Northern Ireland:
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2023
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2022
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2021
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2020
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2019
- Creative Industries economic estimates for Northern Ireland 2018
Ad hoc arts research
- Volunteering in culture and arts by adults in Northern Ireland 2013/14
- Impact of poverty on engagement in the arts in Northern Ireland
- An analysis of the creative industries in Northern Ireland
- Mapping of government funded arts venues, activities and festivals in Northern Ireland 2011/12
- An assessment of the social impact of arts learning programmes
Historic Environment
Experience of heritage
These publications present the findings from the heritage module of the Continuous Household Survey.
- Experience of heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- Experience of heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2018/19
- Experience of heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2017/18
- Experience of heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2016/17
- Wellbeing and experience of heritage by adults in Northern Ireland 2016/17
NI Environmental statistics
Historic environment statistics have been published alongside information on the natural environment since 2009. This publication is produced by the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs.
NI Heritage Statistics
The following publication produced by DfC on behalf of an alliance of heritage organisations provides statistics on the condition, management, use and potential of the historic environment across a range of indicators.
Languages
Knowledge and use of languages in Northern Ireland
These publications include the findings from the Irish and Ulster-Scots language modules of the Continuous Household Survey.
- Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2017/18
- Knowledge and use of Irish and Ulster-Scots in Northern Ireland 2015/16
Experience of culture and heritage in Northern Ireland
These publications include the findings from the Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage modules of the Continuous Household Survey.
- Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2018/19
- Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2016/17
- Experience of Irish and Ulster-Scots culture and heritage in Northern Ireland 2014/15
Public attitudes towards the languages in Northern Ireland
These publications include findings from the Northern Ireland Omnibus Surveys on Irish and Ulster-Scots.
Census based research into knowledge of Irish/Ulster-Scots languages
Cross cutting statistics
Wellbeing
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2022/23
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2021/22
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2020/21
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, heritage and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2019/20
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2018/19
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2017/18
- Wellbeing and engagement in culture, arts and sport by adults in Northern Ireland 2016/17
Equality related
Engagement within Northern Ireland and comparisons with other areas
- Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in Northern Ireland's local government districts 2022
- Engagement in culture, arts and leisure by adults in Northern Ireland’s local government districts 2017