Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Germany
Germany: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 68.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Germany, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 68.8% for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Germany peaked at 73.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 2025.
That places Germany 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.2% | — |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.2% | 71.4% | 73.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 68.8% | 70.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 39 Belgium 73.7% compare
- 40 Denmark 71.9% compare
- 41 Austria 69.0% compare
- 43 Switzerland 58.2% compare
- 44 Netherlands 56.2% compare
- 44 Netherlands 56.2% compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Germany?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Germany was 68.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 2025.
- How does Germany rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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