The National Opera in Paris has published the figures for the 2016/17 season. 859 434 guests were counted which is 7 % more than in 2015/16. The average attendance was 91%, with an average age of 45 years. Young people under 28 represented 16,2% of the total audience. With 53% of own revenues and a public funding down by 1 million Euros, the opera house faced increased production costs and, at the end suffered a loss 9,4 million Euros.