England: "Around 39,000 referees, 57% under 24 & 40% under 18" (The FA)

"We've continued to grow, with the number of registered referees now at around 39,000, up 2,000 from this time last year. Encouragingly, much of this growth is among young people - around 57% of our referees are under 24, and 40% are under 18," said Peter Elsworth, The FA's head of refereeing operations, and Nathan Magill, head of refereeing...