Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia
Estonia: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 84.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia is 84.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia peaked at 90.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2025.
That places Estonia 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 89.2% | — |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 84.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.3% | 90.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.3% | 86.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia was 84.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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