Membership Demographics Report
This report is a benchmark to measure changes in AIA’s member demographics. It includes member-reported data for all AIA membership categories plus demographics for the AIA Board of Directors, AIA Strategic Council, and AIA headquarters staff.
New! 2024 Demographics report
AIA is committed to advancing diversity and equity in architecture and design through the intentional recruitment and retention of people with underrepresented backgrounds. The 2024 edition of the AIA Membership Demographics Report shares an overview of AIA programs and initiatives that support our diversity efforts—designing for equity and creating a sense of belonging at AIA.
The report aggregates key demographic trends for AIA’s membership, Board of Directors, Strategic Council, and headquarters staff.
Key findings from the report
Race and/or ethnicity
In 2024, 20.6% of AIA members did not report their race or ethnicity, limiting how clearly overall trends can be identified. Even so, the available data reveal notable patterns.
- The percentage of reported underrepresented racial and ethnic groups grew 5.3 points between 2014 and 2024 reaching 18.3%.
- The overall membership trends in underrepresented racial and ethnic groups reflect the Architect member demographics, with growth among Asian, MENA, Black or African American, and Hispanic or Latina/o members.
Among Associate members, 32.7% self-identify as part of an underrepresented racial and/or ethnic group, a higher rate than overall membership and up 10.5 points since 2014.
Gender identity & expression
AIA’s membership has become more gender diverse over time, due in part to several key factors.
- Gender diversity within overall AIA membership has continued to grow, with the share of women increasing from 19.9% in 2014 to 27.1% in 2024.
- Trends in gender diversity for Architect members are comparable to those in the overall membership, with the percentage of women increasing from 18% to 26.2% between 2014 and 2024.
- In 2024, 39.3% of Associates reported their gender as women—higher than the overall membership share of 27.1%.
- Members who self-identify as LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and other identities) increased significantly, from 1,617 in 2023 to 2,014 in 2024.
Age
The 40–49 age range continues to represent the largest share of members 21.2%, followed by those aged 50–59, 19.5%. Associate members make up nearly half of all members under 40, 44.9%. While approximately 5% of age data is unknown for Architect members, 20.4% is unknown for Associate members. This could suggest that younger members are less likely to report demographic information—and that the proportion of members under 40 may, in fact, be higher than currently reflected.
About the report data
Although AIA’s membership is an extensive community of more than 100,000 architecture and design professionals, participation in AIA is not mandatory to practice, and not all AIA members are licensed in the United States. Therefore, any current and future reporting of AIA members should not be construed as a census of the entire profession.
Additionally, reporting demographic information to AIA is not a prerequisite for membership and is strictly voluntary, and some members choose not to disclose their race and/or ethnicity, gender identity and expression, or age. In some cases, nonreporting makes it challenging to fully determine AIA’s member demographics.
Past reports
The 2023 Membership Demographics Report
The 2022 Membership Demographics Report
The 2021 Membership Demographics Report
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