United States of America
Region
North America
Human Development Index Ranking (UNDP, 2020)
17
Population ( UNFPA, 2021)
332.9 milion
Total number of volunteers (ILO, 2019)
77,950
Direct volunteering (ILO, 2019)
No data
Organization-based (ILO, 2019)
77,950

Volunteer statistics (ILO)*

Source: ILOSTATS. The data is collected by ILO from national statistical offices. As national statistics on volunteer work are produced using a variety of approaches and tools, direct and cross-country comparisons are not recommended. For more information, visit https://ilostat.ilo.org/topics/volunteer-work/

Total volunteering by type

Total volunteering by age group

Total volunteering by gender

Direct volunteering by gender

Organization-based volunteering by gender

Measurement work

Data source

  • 2007
  • 2008
  • 2009
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2010
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2011
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2012
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2013
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2014
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2015
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2016
    • Time Use Survey
  • 2017
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2018
    • Time Use Survey
  • 2019
    • Labour Force Survey
  • 2020
  • 2021
  • 2022

Laws, Policies, Schemes on Volunteering

Does the country have a piece of legislation on volunteering?

Yes
Volunteer Protection Act
Year 1997
View source

Does the country have a national policy, scheme, plan or strategy specific to volunteering?

No data

Does the country have a sectoral and cross-sectoral policy, scheme, plan or strategy that mentions volunteering?

No
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