In 2022, just five percent of people employed as journalists or newspaper and periodical editors in the United Kingdom were under the age of 25, back to the same level as in 2016. Most people employed as journalists in the UK in 2022 were aged 50 years or above, at 35 percent.
Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by age group
The source estimated the number of persons employed as journalists or newspaper and periodical editors at 73,000 in 2016, 78,000 in 2018, 96,000 in 2020, 108,000 in 2021, and 101,500 in 2022.
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National Council for the Training of Journalists. (May 25, 2023). Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299240/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-age/
National Council for the Training of Journalists. "Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by age group." Chart. May 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299240/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-age/
National Council for the Training of Journalists. (2023). Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299240/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-age/
National Council for the Training of Journalists. "Distribution of Journalists and Newspaper/Periodical Editors Employed in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299240/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-age/
National Council for the Training of Journalists, Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299240/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of journalists and newspaper/periodical editors employed in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by age group [Graph], National Council for the Training of Journalists, May 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1299240/distribution-of-journalists-employed-in-the-uk-by-age/
