Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Austria
Austria: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 45.1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Austria, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Austria is 45.1 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Austria peaked at 49.4 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8 Thousand persons, in 2011.
That places Austria 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30.8 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 36.3 Thousand persons | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 40.2 Thousand persons | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 34 Thousand persons | -15.4% |
| 2015 | 35.2 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 40.6 Thousand persons | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 38.1 Thousand persons | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 36 Thousand persons | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 40.7 Thousand persons | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 39.9 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 47.3 Thousand persons | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 47.2 Thousand persons | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 49.4 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 45.1 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 45.1 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.55 Thousand persons, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Austria's 45.1 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.2 Thousand persons, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.88 Thousand persons | 30.8 Thousand persons | 40.7 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 44.4 Thousand persons | 37.5 Thousand persons | 49.4 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Austria?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Austria was 45.1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4 Thousand persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Austria rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
- Austria ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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