Denmark

8. Creativity and Culture

8.1 General context

Last update: 28 March 2022

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Main trends in young people's creativity and cultural participation
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Main trends in young people's creativity and cultural participation

A survey from 2020 of young people’s (age 16–34) cultural habits in the last 3 months from Statistics Denmark showed the following:

Cultural activity in %	Male	Female	16-24 years	25-34 years
Have seen movies or series	94	95	99	97
Have been to the cinema	9	12	12	11
Have listened to music	96	95	99	97
Have been to a rhythmic or classical music concert	9	8	9	10
Have sought contemporary art	39	49	52	43
Have read or listened to fiction books	57	73	64	63
Have read or listened to non-fiction books	61	63	65	65
Have played digital games	54	53	83	64
Have (physically) been to a library	31	36	33	32
Have used digital services of a library	25	34	35	34
Have had physical exercise	82	85	93	88
Have attended or listened to a sports event	67	47	57	50
Have attended a sports event as a spectator	13	6	15	12
Have done voluntary work	31	26	28	22
Have participated in leisurely activities	24	21	22	23
Have visited a museum or similar	25	29	33	30
Have attended stage art at the theatre, opera, theatre festival, or in a public space	9	8	12	10

Source: Statistics Denmark, third quarter of 2020. Use of cultural activities within the last 3 months. Please note that many cultural institutions were closed down during the first half of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This influences the number of participants in the table above.

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