The bar chart compares the percentages of people who visited at least one museum in year 2006, 2011 and 2016 by six age groups: 15-24 year-olds, 25-34 year-olds, 35-44 year olds, 45-54 year-olds, 55-64 year olds, and 65-or-more year-olds.
Overall, there was a significant rise in the total percentage of the residents visiting at least one museum in this country from 2006 to 2016. Moreover, people in the age group of 35-44 saw the largest increase in the past 10 years.
In 2006, the proportion of people in museum visit was lowest between 35 to 54 year-olds, with only 20%. However, the figure for 35-44 age group rocketed to 30% in 2011, then peaked to 37% in 2016, ranking the highest among the groups. In contrast, visitors in age 45-54 years old witnessed the same growth by 10% in 2011 but then levelled off. Another age group that demonstrated a steady increase is the younger 25-34 age group. Its percentage began at 26% initially in 2006 and increaced by around 4% in every subsquent five years, ending up as the second largest group visiting museums.
People in age of 55-64, the group with the most siginificant figure of 40% in 2006, visited the musumes less frequently over the 10-year period, with approximately 30% in 2016. Furthermore, the museums are substantially less popular among people over 64 years old or under 25 years old. The group of 65+ experienced slight fluctuations, with the figure of 22% in 2016, ranking the lowest compared to its counterpars, while the group of 15-24 years old saw little change, with 25% in 2016.