Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Austria

Austria: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 45.1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
45.1 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
11th
of 36 countries
All-time high
49.4 Thousand persons
in 2024
All-time low
30.8 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

010203040502011201820252011: 30.8 Thousand persons2012: 36.3 Thousand persons2013: 40.2 Thousand persons2014: 34 Thousand persons2015: 35.2 Thousand persons2016: 40.6 Thousand persons2017: 38.1 Thousand persons2018: 36 Thousand persons2019: 40.7 Thousand persons2020: 39.9 Thousand persons2021: 37.5 Thousand persons2022: 47.3 Thousand persons2023: 47.2 Thousand persons2024: 49.4 Thousand persons2025: 45.1 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis 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, journalis in Austria peaked at 49.4 Thousand persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.8 Thousand persons, in 2011.

That places Austria 11th out of 36 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Poland 88.7 Thousand persons compare
  2. 9 Sweden 67.3 Thousand persons compare
  3. 10 Czechia 52.6 Thousand persons compare
  4. 12 Switzerland 43.8 Thousand persons compare
  5. 13 Hungary 42.2 Thousand persons compare
  6. 14 Belgium 40.6 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

More reference data data for Austria

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Austria?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Austria was 45.1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis 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, journalis 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, journalis?
Austria ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

About this data

Indicator
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalists and linguists
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 532 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed