Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Norway

Norway: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 75 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
75
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 35 countries
All-time high
75
in 2025
All-time low
71.9
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

0204060802011201820252011: 71.92012: 71.92013: 72.12014: 73.32015: 72.92016: 73.12017: 73.62018: 73.22019: 73.22020: 73.82021: 73.22022: 74.32023: 74.32024: 74.92025: 75

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 75 for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Norway peaked at 75 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.9, in 2011.

Norway ranks 28th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 72.8 71.9 73.6 9
2020s 74.25 73.2 75 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 25 Ireland 79.2 compare
  2. 26 Sweden 77.6 compare
  3. 27 Iceland 77.4 compare
  4. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 74 compare
  5. 30 Belgium 73.7 compare
  6. 31 Denmark 71.9 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 Norway?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Norway was 75 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 75 in 2025.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 71.9 in 2011.
How does Norway rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
Norway ranks 28th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway 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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