PEGI Age Ratings

Showing the number of games released by PEGI age rating

UK Only

UK Certificates for Release issued by the VSC

	Certificates by Age Rating				Percentage by Age Rating
Year	12	16	18	Total	12	16	18
2017	240	218	153	661	36.3%	33.0%	23.1%
2016	201	151	146	498	40.4%	30.3%	29.3%
[2015]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
[2014]	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	134	137	115	385	34.8%	35.6%	29.9%

Note: For a video game supplied in the UK for a number of different games consoles (e.g. Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch) a separate UK certificate is issued for each version of the game.

All PEGI territories

These figures include online ratings.

	No. of PEGI Licences by Age Rating						Percentage of PEGI Licences by Age Rating
Year	3	7	12	16	18	Total	3	7	12	16	18
2018	499	459	589	366	229	2,142	23.3%	21.4%	27.5%	17.1%	10.7%
2017	441	455	535	362	184	1,977	22.3%	23.0%	27.1%	18.3%	9.3%
2016	366	396	476	295	186	1719	21.3%	23.0%	27.7%	18.3%	10.8%
2015	427	486	501	237	204	1,855	23.0%	26.2%	27.0%	12.8%	11.0%
2014	470	399	374	254	188	1,685	27.9%	23.7%	22.2%	15.1%	11.2%
2013	471	371	326	225	149	1,142	41.2%	32.5%	28.5%	19.7%	13.0%
2012	613	388	418	224	170	1,813	33.8%	21.4%	23.1%	12.4%	9.4%
2011	828	362	515	284	218	2,214	37.4%	16.4%	23.3%	12.8%	9.8%
2003 - 2010 (combined)	7,849	1,967	3,496	1,991	825	16,143	48.6%	12.2%	21.7%	12.3%	5.1%

Please note: Since 2015, the age ratings for an increasing number of games are flowing via IARC and as such these figures may not represent the true distribution of all games released by age rating. The decline since 2010 in games rated PEGI 3 may also be influenced by the shift of more casual games to mobile platforms, some of which may not be rated by PEGI.