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

Hungary: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 42.2 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
42.2 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
42.2 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
26.6 Thousand persons
in 2014
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

0102030402011201820252011: 27.6 Thousand persons2012: 29.3 Thousand persons2013: 31.9 Thousand persons2014: 26.6 Thousand persons2015: 34.3 Thousand persons2016: 38.3 Thousand persons2017: 31.2 Thousand persons2018: 30.1 Thousand persons2019: 39.5 Thousand persons2020: 39.8 Thousand persons2021: 37.8 Thousand persons2022: 37 Thousand persons2023: 36 Thousand persons2024: 38.9 Thousand persons2025: 42.2 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Hungary is 42.2 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Hungary peaked at 42.2 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.6 Thousand persons, in 2014.

That places Hungary 13th 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 32.09 Thousand persons 26.6 Thousand persons 39.5 Thousand persons 9
2020s 38.62 Thousand persons 36 Thousand persons 42.2 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 10 Czechia 52.6 Thousand persons compare
  2. 11 Austria 45.1 Thousand persons compare
  3. 12 Switzerland 43.8 Thousand persons compare
  4. 14 Belgium 40.6 Thousand persons compare
  5. 15 Norway 36.8 Thousand persons compare
  6. 16 Denmark 35.3 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 Hungary?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Hungary was 42.2 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 42.2 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 26.6 Thousand persons in 2014.
How does Hungary rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis?
Hungary ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary 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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