Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands
Netherlands: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 143.9 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
143.9 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
146.7 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
105.9 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 143.9 Thousand persons for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands peaked at 146.7 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 105.9 Thousand persons, in 2011.
That places Netherlands 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 105.9 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 109.6 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 117.9 Thousand persons | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 123.5 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 119.1 Thousand persons | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 116.1 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 122.9 Thousand persons | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 130.5 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 138.5 Thousand persons | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 132.1 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 135.8 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 146.7 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 135 Thousand persons | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 146.4 Thousand persons | +8.4% |
| 2025 | 143.9 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 120.44 Thousand persons | 105.9 Thousand persons | 138.5 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 139.98 Thousand persons | 132.1 Thousand persons | 146.7 Thousand persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Netherlands was 143.9 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 146.7 Thousand persons in 2022.
- What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.9 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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