London: participation in voluntary activities 2019

This statistic shows the share of the London (UK) population who said they participated in voluntary activities at least once in the last twelve months from 2013/14 to 2018/19, by type of volunteering. The most 'popular' year for volunteering was in 2014/15, while across all years more respondents participated in informal volunteering than formal.

Share of population who participated in voluntary activities at least once in the past year in London from 2013/14 to 2018/19, by type of volunteering*

Characteristic	Formal volunteering	Informal volunteering
2013/14	41%	58%
2014/15	45%	54%
2015/16	37%	54%
2016/17	36%	52%
2017/18	37%	53%
2018/19	36%	52%

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Release date

July 2019

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

August 2018 to March 2019

Number of respondents

2,725**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

*Volunteering is defined by the source in two ways - 'formal' and 'informal'. Formal volunteering being when a person gives unpaid help to groups, clubs or organisations and informal volunteering being when this help is given to people (who are not relatives). ** Number of respondents for the most recent surveyed period.

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