Cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Cultural employment by sex was 8,886 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
8,886
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
8,886
in 2025
All-time low
7,366
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

Cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2011–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2011201820252011: 7.4k2012: 7.5k2013: 7.5k2014: 7.6k2015: 7.6k2016: 7.7k2017: 8.0k2018: 8.0k2019: 8.2k2020: 8.0k2021: 8.2k2022: 8.6k2023: 8.6k2024: 8.8k2025: 8.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) stood at 8,886. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 8,886 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,366, in 2011.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year

Annual values for Cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2011 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2011 7,366 —
2012 7,542 +2.4%
2013 7,522 -0.3%
2014 7,598 +1.0%
2015 7,599 +0.0%
2016 7,732 +1.8%
2017 7,959 +2.9%
2018 8,041 +1.0%
2019 8,176 +1.7%
2020 7,976 -2.4%
2021 8,212 +3.0%
2022 8,580 +4.5%
2023 8,645 +0.8%
2024 8,771 +1.5%
2025 8,886 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 7,726 7,366 8,176 9
2020s 8,512 7,976 8,886 6

Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

  1. 1 Germany 1,856 compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 1,673 compare
  3. 2 United Kingdom 1,673 compare
  4. 4 France 1,397 compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Cultural employment by sex in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 8,886 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest cultural employment by sex recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The highest recorded value was 8,886 in 2025.
What is the lowest cultural employment by sex recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
The lowest recorded value was 7,366 in 2011.
How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for cultural employment by sex?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
Is cultural employment by sex rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cultural employment by sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 693 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed