Number and average size of enterprises in the cultural sectors by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2011-2020) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
180,569
Italy
Lowest
1,711
Luxembourg
Median
18,393
Years covered
11
2010–2020
Data points
327
What the numbers show
Number and average size of enterprises in the cultural sectors by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2011-2020) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 180,569 in Italy; the lowest is 1,711 in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 18,393, and the mean is 43,180.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 106.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 167.9%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 40.8%).
Number and average size of enterprises in the cultural sectors by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 180,569 | 2020 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 2 | France | 177,232 | 2020 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 3 | Spain | 132,410 | 2020 | — | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 119,340 | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 113,180 | 2020 | up 136.6% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 102,946 | 2018 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 91,721 | 2020 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 8 | Czechia | 57,700 | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 52,418 | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 43,200 | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 35,809 | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 35,318 | 2020 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 13 | Greece | 29,836 | 2020 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 21,980 | 2020 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 19,658 | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 18,393 | 2020 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 17 | Slovakia | 15,470 | 2020 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 14,146 | 2020 | up 167.9% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 13,631 | 2020 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 10,800 | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 10,478 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | Slovenia | 9,962 | 2020 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 9,836 | 2020 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 24 | Latvia | 5,270 | 2020 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 3,891 | 2020 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 2,793 | 2020 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 2,750 | 2020 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 2,299 | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,096 | 2020 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 1,738 | 2020 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 1,711 | 2020 | up 16.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1.29 million
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.22 million