Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
423.9 Thousand persons
United Kingdom
Lowest
1.3 Thousand persons
Montenegro
Median
32.55 Thousand persons
Years covered
15
2011–2025
Data points
532
What the numbers show
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 423.9 Thousand persons in United Kingdom; the lowest is 1.3 Thousand persons in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.55 Thousand persons, and the mean is 68.82 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 326.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 87.2%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 48.0%).
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 423.9 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 376.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 3 | France | 296.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 163.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 156.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 6 | Türkiye | 150.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 143.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 88.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 67.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Czechia | 52.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 45.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 43.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 13 | Hungary | 42.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 40.6 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 36.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 16 | Denmark | 35.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 17 | Romania | 34.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 32.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 32.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 20 | Finland | 30.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 29.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 27.8 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 25.4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 16.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 15.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 11.3 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 10.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 8.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 8.7 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.1 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 6.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 6.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 33 | Cyprus | 4 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 2.5 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 35 | Malta | 2.2 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 1.3 Thousand persons | 2020 | down 48.0% | falling |