Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
97.9
Bulgaria
Lowest
56.2
Netherlands
Median
90.6
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
693
What the numbers show
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 97.9 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 56.2 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 90.6, and the mean is 85.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 14.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 6.0%).
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 97.9 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Romania | 97.5 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.4 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 96.3 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 96.3 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 6 | Croatia | 96 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 6 | Croatia | 96 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Montenegro | 95.9 | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Slovakia | 94.9 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Slovakia | 94.9 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 94.5 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 94.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 93.5 | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 13 | Serbia | 93.5 | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 93.4 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 93.4 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 92.8 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Poland | 92.8 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Portugal | 91.9 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 91.1 | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 90.8 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Latvia | 90.8 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 90.6 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 90.6 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 90.4 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 26 | Malta | 89.2 | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 27 | Spain | 86.3 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 28 | Türkiye | 86.1 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Italy | 84.3 | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 29 | Estonia | 84.3 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 84.3 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 32 | France | 82.3 | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 81.3 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Finland | 80.3 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ireland | 79.2 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 36 | Sweden | 77.6 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 77.4 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 75 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 74 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 74 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Belgium | 73.7 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 42 | Denmark | 71.9 | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 43 | Austria | 69 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 68.8 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 45 | Switzerland | 58.2 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 46 | Netherlands | 56.2 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 56.2 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.