Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia
Estonia: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 8.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.7 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 35.9%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
8.7 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
5.5 Thousand persons
in 2012
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 8.7 Thousand persons for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 35.9% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia peaked at 8.7 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5 Thousand persons, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.9 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 5.5 Thousand persons | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9 Thousand persons | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 6.2 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1 Thousand persons | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 7.5 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7 Thousand persons | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4 Thousand persons | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.4 Thousand persons | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 6.1 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 6.8 Thousand persons | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 7 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.7 Thousand persons | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 6.4 Thousand persons | -16.9% |
| 2025 | 8.7 Thousand persons | +35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.62 Thousand persons | 5.5 Thousand persons | 7.7 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.12 Thousand persons | 6.1 Thousand persons | 8.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 35 Latvia 8.9 Thousand persons compare
- 35 Latvia 8.9 Thousand persons compare
- 37 Estonia 8.7 Thousand persons compare
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.1 Thousand persons compare
- 40 Luxembourg 6.5 Thousand persons compare
- 40 North Macedonia 6.5 Thousand persons compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Estonia was 8.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 Thousand persons in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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