Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye

Türkiye: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 86.1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
86.1
Change on year
down 2.0%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
90.3
in 2022
All-time low
86.1
in 2025
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

0204060801002011201820252011: 882012: 882013: 87.52014: 88.32015: 89.12016: 89.72017: 89.52018: 89.12019: 89.72020: 87.62021: 90.12022: 90.32023: 89.82024: 87.92025: 86.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye is 86.1, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye peaked at 90.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.1, in 2025.

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

Annual values for Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by individual and employment characteristics in Türkiye, 2011 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2011 88
2012 88 +0.0%
2013 87.5 -0.6%
2014 88.3 +0.9%
2015 89.1 +0.9%
2016 89.7 +0.7%
2017 89.5 -0.2%
2018 89.1 -0.4%
2019 89.7 +0.7%
2020 87.6 -2.3%
2021 90.1 +2.9%
2022 90.3 +0.2%
2023 89.8 -0.6%
2024 87.9 -2.1%
2025 86.1 -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 88.77 87.5 89.7 9
2020s 88.63 86.1 90.3 6

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 Bulgaria 97.9 compare
  2. 2 Romania 97.5 compare
  3. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.4 compare
  4. 4 North Macedonia 96.3 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye was 86.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 90.3 in 2022.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 86.1 in 2025.
How does Türkiye rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
Türkiye ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Türkiye 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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