Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Denmark
Denmark: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 35.3 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
35.3 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
19th
of 45 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 in Denmark, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 35.3 Thousand persons for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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 in Denmark peaked at 38.3 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.5 Thousand persons, in 2013.
That places Denmark 19th 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 Denmark, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32.4 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 33.3 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 30.5 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 31.1 Thousand persons | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 34 Thousand persons | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9 Thousand persons | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 31.5 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 31 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 31.2 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 32.6 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 32.5 Thousand persons | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.3 Thousand persons | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 35.6 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2025 | 35.3 Thousand persons | -0.8% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 35.3 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.55 Thousand persons, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 35.3 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.2 Thousand persons, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Denmark?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Denmark was 35.3 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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 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?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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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