8.1 General context

8. Creativity and Culture

Last update: 20 March 2024

A survey from 2022 of young people’s (age 16–34) cultural habits in the last three months by Statistics Denmark showed the following:

Cultural activity in %	Male 16-24 years	Female 16-24 years	Male 25-34 years	Female 25-34 years


Have seen movies or series	98	99	96	97
Have been to the cinema	26	37	27	26
Have listened to music	99	99	97	99
Have been to a rhythmic or classical music concert	27	32	25	28
Have sought contemporary art	44	62	39	52
Have read or listened to fiction books	49	71	56	74
Have read or listened to non-fiction books	56	67	64	73
Have played digital games	92	74	79	59
Have (physically) been to a library	32	47	33	50
Have used digital services of a library	28	51	27	40
Have had physical exercise	91	92	85	88
Have attended or listened to a sports event	73	72	74	59
Have attended a sports event as a spectator	33	29	29	15
Have done voluntary work	31	41	31	27
Have participated in leisurely activities	27	38	32	33
Have visited a museum or similar	27	38	27	32
Have attended stage art at the theatre, opera, a theatre festival, or in a public space	13	28	24	30

Source: Statistics Denmark, third quarter of 2022. Use of cultural activities within the last 3 months.

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