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.
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 45th out of 47 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64.7 | — |
| 2012 | 64 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.4 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 62 | -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 | -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 88.35, 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 | 62.21 | 60.3 | 64.7 | 9 |
| 2020s | 59.65 | 58.2 | 60.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 42 Denmark 71.9 compare
- 43 Austria 69 compare
- 44 Germany 68.8 compare
- 46 Netherlands 56.2 compare
- 46 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 45th out of 47 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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