Although tattoos are nearly ubiquitous nowadays, how much do we know about this 6,000-year-old phenomenon? Here are some statistics from the tattoo world:
- Tattoos are regretted by 17% of persons who have them. “It’s the name of another person” is the most common reason for remorse.
- There are about 20,000 tattoo parlors in the United States. Every day, this number rises by one.
- In 2002, the phrase “tattoo” became the most popular search term on the Internet.
- Seventy percent of people with tattoos have more than one, and twenty percent have more than five.
- Between the ages of 18 and 29, 36% of Americans have at least one tattoo.
- Tattoos are frequently covered by clothes for 72 percent of persons with tattoos.
- Women are more likely than males to regret their tattoos.
- In 2012, 21% of Americans had at least one tattoo. That equates to over 45 million individuals in the United States alone.
- According to statistics from 2005, the American Society of Dermatological Surgery uses lasers to treat everyone. Only 6% of them have tattoo removal treatment.
- In the United States, 30% of all college graduates have tattoos.
- In the United Kingdom, 35 percent of individuals aged 30 to 39 have tattoos.
- The ankle (27 percent) and upper back shoulder (25 percent) are the most popular places for women to have tattoos (34 percent ).
- 5% of individuals who dislike their tattoos choose to hide it with another tattoo rather than get it removed.
- In Australia, up to ten sessions are required to effectively erase 47 percent of tattoos removed with a Q-switched laser. More than 15 tattoos are required in 26% of cases.
- In the United States, 11% of tattoos are between the ages of 50 and 64.
- Small tattoos cost roughly $45 per hour of labor, while bigger tattoos cost around $150.
- Tattoos cost 1.65 billion dollars a year in the United States.
- Tattoos make people feel sexy 31% of the time, rebellious 29% of the time, and intellectual 5% of the time, according to individuals who have them.
- The most popular language for tattoo inspiration is Japanese.
- When it comes to getting a tattoo, 49 percent think the reputation of the tattoo artist or tattoo studio is the most significant aspect, 43 percent want a tattoo with personal significance, and just 8% think money is the most important consideration.
- In the United States, 15% of males and 13% of women have tattoos.
- Tattoos do not make persons more or less beautiful, according to 42% of people. They make 24 percent of the time, and they don’t make 22 percent of the time.
- Tattoos are worn by 36% of military veterans and those who actively serve in the Army in the United States.
- 69% of people don’t see people with tattoos any more or less deviant than people without tattoos.
- 32 percent of tattooed persons admit to being addicted to the ink.
