Cultural employment by age by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
1,856 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
8.8 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
132.1 Thousand persons
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
534
What the numbers show
Cultural employment by age is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 1,856 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 8.8 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 132.1 Thousand persons, and the mean is 336.83 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 211.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 15.7%).
Cultural employment by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1,856 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,673 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 1,397 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 989.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 936.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 924.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 679.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 563.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 257.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 244 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 11 | Czechia | 240.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 12 | Portugal | 226.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 225.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 208.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 204.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 16 | Greece | 152.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 142.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 136.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Norway | 127.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 20 | Serbia | 121.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 121.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 106.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 96.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 86.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 70.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 68.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 27 | Slovenia | 48.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 43 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 37.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 29 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 21.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 16.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 15.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 10.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 8.8 Thousand persons | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |