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

Denmark: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 35.3 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
35.3 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
38.3 Thousand persons
in 2023
All-time low
30.5 Thousand persons
in 2013
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

0102030402011201820252011: 32.4 Thousand persons2012: 33.3 Thousand persons2013: 30.5 Thousand persons2014: 31.1 Thousand persons2015: 34 Thousand persons2016: 32.9 Thousand persons2017: 31.5 Thousand persons2018: 31 Thousand persons2019: 31.2 Thousand persons2020: 32.2 Thousand persons2021: 32.6 Thousand persons2022: 32.5 Thousand persons2023: 38.3 Thousand persons2024: 35.6 Thousand persons2025: 35.3 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Denmark recorded 35.3 Thousand persons for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in 2025.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Denmark peaked at 38.3 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.5 Thousand persons, in 2013.

That places Denmark 16th 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 31.99 Thousand persons 30.5 Thousand persons 34 Thousand persons 9
2020s 34.42 Thousand persons 32.2 Thousand persons 38.3 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 13 Hungary 42.2 Thousand persons compare
  2. 14 Belgium 40.6 Thousand persons compare
  3. 15 Norway 36.8 Thousand persons compare
  4. 17 Romania 34.2 Thousand persons compare
  5. 18 Greece 32.7 Thousand persons compare
  6. 19 Portugal 32.4 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Denmark?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Denmark was 35.3 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 38.3 Thousand persons in 2023.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 30.5 Thousand persons in 2013.
How does Denmark rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis?
Denmark ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark 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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