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

Latest (2025)
84.3
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 35 countries
All-time high
90.4
in 2014
All-time low
84.3
in 2025
Years of data
15
2011–2025

Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia, 2011–2025

0204060801002011201820252011: 89.22012: 89.52013: 89.82014: 90.42015: 89.32016: 892017: 89.22018: 87.72019: 87.32020: 86.62021: 86.32022: 84.72023: 84.52024: 84.42025: 84.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 84.3 for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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.

Estonia ranks 20th of 35 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics in Estonia, 2011 to 2025.
Year Value 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 -0.3%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 89.04 87.3 90.4 9
2020s 85.13 84.3 86.6 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 17 Czechia 90.4 compare
  2. 18 Malta 89.2 compare
  3. 19 Spain 86.3 compare
  4. 20 Italy 84.3 compare
  5. 22 France 82.3 compare
  6. 23 Luxembourg 81.3 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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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 20th out of 35 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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Indicator
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 534 data points, 2011–2025
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