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Figure 8: Age Profile of the Offshore Workforce from 2010 to 2016
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
18 23 28 33 38 43 48 53 58 63 68 73 78
Number of Personnel
Age
2016 2014 2012 2010
Source: Vantage POB
Figure 9: Nationality of the UK Offshore Workforce
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Number of Personnel
British
EU (excluding British nationalities)
Non-EU
Source: Vantage POB
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The average
age of the offshore
workforce increased
to 42.7 years in 2016,
roughly in line with
the UK average
Around 15 per cent
of the offshore workforce
are non-British citizens,
around half of whom
are from the EU
Offshore workers
under 30 years of age
make up 19 per cent
(9,835) of the total
offshore workforce, a
34 per cent contraction
since 2014