Cultural employment by age in France

France: Cultural employment by age was 1,397 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,397
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1,397
in 2025
All-time low
971.8
in 2015
Years of data
15
2011–2025

Cultural employment by age in France, 2011–2025

05001.0k1.5k2011201820252011: 1.0k2012: 988.12013: 1.0k2014: 1.0k2015: 971.82016: 993.82017: 1.0k2018: 1.1k2019: 1.1k2020: 1.1k2021: 1.2k2022: 1.3k2023: 1.3k2024: 1.4k2025: 1.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

France recorded 1,397 for cultural employment by age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cultural employment by age in France peaked at 1,397 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 971.8, in 2015.

France ranks 4th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Cultural employment by age in France, year by year

Annual values for Cultural employment by age in France, 2011 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2011 1,020 —
2012 988.1 -3.2%
2013 1,025 +3.8%
2014 1,023 -0.2%
2015 971.8 -5.0%
2016 993.8 +2.3%
2017 1,047 +5.4%
2018 1,074 +2.5%
2019 1,083 +0.9%
2020 1,096 +1.2%
2021 1,214 +10.7%
2022 1,275 +5.1%
2023 1,292 +1.3%
2024 1,377 +6.5%
2025 1,397 +1.5%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 1,397 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 132.1, 10.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • France's 1,397 is above the median for high income countries, which is 142.6, 9.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,025 971.8 1,083 9
2020s 1,275 1,096 1,397 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Germany 1,856 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 1,673 compare
  3. 2 United Kingdom 1,673 compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 989.9 compare
  5. 6 Italy 936.9 compare
  6. 7 Spain 924.9 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cultural employment by age in France?
Cultural employment by age in France was 1,397 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest cultural employment by age recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1,397 in 2025.
What is the lowest cultural employment by age recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 971.8 in 2015.
How does France rank for cultural employment by age?
France ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is cultural employment by age rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cultural employment by age
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 693 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed