Cultural employment by sex by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
1,856
Germany
Lowest
8.8
Montenegro
Median
127.3
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
534
What the numbers show
Cultural employment by sex is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1,856 in Germany; the lowest is 8.8 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 127.3, and the mean is 318.17.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 211.
Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 71.4%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 15.7%).
Cultural employment by sex: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 1,856 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,673 | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 1,397 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 936.9 | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 924.9 | 2025 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 679.3 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 563.1 | 2025 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 257.9 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 244 | 2025 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 10 | Czechia | 240.1 | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 226.9 | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 225.7 | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 208.6 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 204.7 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 152.3 | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 142.6 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 136.9 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Norway | 127.3 | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 121.9 | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 121.1 | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 106.7 | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ireland | 96.8 | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 23 | Slovak Republic | 86.7 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 70.5 | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 68.5 | 2025 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 26 | Slovenia | 48.2 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 43 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 37.1 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.6 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 29 | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 21.9 | 2025 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 16.8 | 2025 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 15.2 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 10.2 | 2025 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 8.8 | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 989.9