Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
97.9
Bulgaria
Lowest
56.2
Netherlands
Median
89.2
Years covered
15
2011β2025
Data points
534
What the numbers show
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 97.9 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 56.2 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 89.2, and the mean is 84.8.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 14.2%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 6.0%).
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 97.9 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Romania | 97.5 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 97.4 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 96.3 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 96 | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 6 | Montenegro | 95.9 | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Slovak Republic | 94.9 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 8 | Greece | 94.5 | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 9 | Hungary | 94.2 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Serbia | 93.5 | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 93.4 | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 12 | Poland | 92.8 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 91.9 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 91.1 | 2025 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 15 | Latvia | 90.8 | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 90.6 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 90.4 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 89.2 | 2025 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 19 | Spain | 86.3 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 84.3 | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 84.3 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 22 | France | 82.3 | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 81.3 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 80.3 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 25 | Ireland | 79.2 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 77.6 | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 77.4 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Norway | 75 | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 74 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 73.7 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 31 | Denmark | 71.9 | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 69 | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 33 | Germany | 68.8 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 58.2 | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 56.2 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |