Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Switzerland
Switzerland: Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics was 58.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Switzerland, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 58.2% 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Switzerland peaked at 64.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2025.
That places Switzerland 43rd 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64.7% | — |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 58.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.3%, 66% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 58.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.2% | 60.3% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 58.2% | 60.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 40 Denmark 71.9% compare
- 41 Austria 69.0% compare
- 42 Germany 68.8% compare
- 44 Netherlands 56.2% compare
- 44 Netherlands 56.2% compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Switzerland?
- Cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics in Switzerland was 58.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by sex and selected labour market characteristics rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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