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Statistics on experience of volunteering: findings from the 2025/26 Continuous Household Survey.
The bulletin presents analysis, including by demographic group and area, on the following topics:
- engagement in volunteering including both formal and informal volunteering
- types of organisations volunteered with
- types of volunteering activities
- frequency and time spent volunteering
- benefits experienced as a result of volunteering
- factors that would encourage volunteering
Note: In 2023/24 questions relating to volunteering were reviewed to improve collection of data relating to informal volunteering. As a result of these changes figures for 2023/24 to 2025/26 are not directly comparable to previous years.
This Experience of volunteering by adults in Northern Ireland 2025/26 publication is available to view in html format.