The pie charts compare the proportion of people who did voluntary work in different organizations in 2008 and 2014.
Overall, while the percentage of volunteers in environment, sport, and healthcare services experienced an upward trajectory, the reverse was true for the remaining sectors – education, art, and other unspecified campaigns. Additionally, healthcare organizations were staffed with the least percentage of volunteers in both years whereas a significant shift was observed in the figures for the other sectors, with a staggeringly higher share of individuals volunteering in environmental and sport pursuits in 2014.
Starting with the decreasing trends, in 2008, volunteers working in educational fields accounted for the highest proportion, at 24%, in comparison with 18% and 15% of individuals volunteering in art and other unknown projects, respectively. By 2014, these three organizations had exhibited a similar downward trajectory in the percentage of volunteers involved, with the share of people volunteering in education decreasing to 17% while the disparity in the volunteer figures between art and other unspecified sectors narrowed down to 12% and 9%.
With regard to the increasing patterns, by the end of the period, volunteers serving in environmental and sport endeavors made up the highest percentage. In 2008, 21% of volunteers were involved in environmental projects, a considerably higher than the figures for those working in sport and medicine, at 15% and 7%, accordingly. However, after 6 years, the percentage of people who did voluntary work in environment and sport saw a pronounced rise, growing to 29% and 25%, making them most widely chosen fields among volunteers. In contrast, activities in the healthcare sectors, despite a tangible growth of 1%, remained the least preferred option among volunteers in 2014.