Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 56.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
56.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
56.6%
in 2022
All-time low
48.4%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 56.2% for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands peaked at 56.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 51.1% | — |
| 2012 | 50.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 56.5% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6% | 48.8% | 51.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 48.4% | 56.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 41 Austria 69.0% compare
- 42 Germany 68.8% compare
- 43 Switzerland 58.2% compare
- 44 Netherlands 56.2% compare
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands was 56.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
- Netherlands ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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