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

Cyprus: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 4 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 53.8%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
4 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
2.3 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

012342011201820252011: 2.3 Thousand persons2012: 2.5 Thousand persons2013: 2.5 Thousand persons2014: 2.5 Thousand persons2015: 3.1 Thousand persons2016: 2.8 Thousand persons2017: 3.8 Thousand persons2018: 3.2 Thousand persons2019: 3.7 Thousand persons2020: 3.3 Thousand persons2021: 3.5 Thousand persons2022: 3.5 Thousand persons2023: 2.6 Thousand persons2024: 2.6 Thousand persons2025: 4 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Cyprus is 4 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 53.8% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Cyprus peaked at 4 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.3 Thousand persons, in 2011.

Cyprus ranks 33rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.93 Thousand persons 2.3 Thousand persons 3.8 Thousand persons 9
2020s 3.25 Thousand persons 2.6 Thousand persons 4 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.1 Thousand persons compare
  2. 31 Luxembourg 6.5 Thousand persons compare
  3. 31 North Macedonia 6.5 Thousand persons compare
  4. 34 Iceland 2.5 Thousand persons compare
  5. 35 Malta 2.2 Thousand persons compare
  6. 36 Montenegro 1.3 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Cyprus?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Cyprus was 4 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 4 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3 Thousand persons in 2011.
How does Cyprus rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis?
Cyprus ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cyprus 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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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
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