Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden

Sweden: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 77.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
77.6
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
77.7
in 2024
All-time low
73.5
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

0204060802011201820252011: 73.52012: 73.52013: 73.82014: 73.82015: 742016: 74.42017: 74.92018: 75.62019: 75.62020: 75.82021: 76.82022: 772023: 77.32024: 77.72025: 77.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden is 77.6, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden peaked at 77.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.5, in 2011.

Sweden ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics in Sweden, 2011 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2011 73.5
2012 73.5 +0.0%
2013 73.8 +0.4%
2014 73.8 +0.0%
2015 74 +0.3%
2016 74.4 +0.5%
2017 74.9 +0.7%
2018 75.6 +0.9%
2019 75.6 +0.0%
2020 75.8 +0.3%
2021 76.8 +1.3%
2022 77 +0.3%
2023 77.3 +0.4%
2024 77.7 +0.5%
2025 77.6 -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 74.34 73.5 75.6 9
2020s 77.03 75.8 77.7 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 23 Luxembourg 81.3 compare
  2. 24 Finland 80.3 compare
  3. 25 Ireland 79.2 compare
  4. 27 Iceland 77.4 compare
  5. 28 Norway 75 compare
  6. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 74 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 Sweden?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden was 77.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 77.7 in 2024.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 73.5 in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
Sweden ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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