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
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands is 56.2, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of 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 35th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.6 | 48.8 | 51.1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 55.05 | 48.4 | 56.6 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 62.7% (2025)
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 35th out of 35 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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