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

Poland: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 88.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
88.7 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
121.4 Thousand persons
in 2023
All-time low
73.6 Thousand persons
in 2012
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

02550751001252011201820252011: 80.4 Thousand persons2012: 73.6 Thousand persons2013: 80.6 Thousand persons2014: 84.5 Thousand persons2015: 90.3 Thousand persons2016: 87.5 Thousand persons2017: 88.3 Thousand persons2018: 87.4 Thousand persons2019: 102.1 Thousand persons2020: 100.1 Thousand persons2021: 89.6 Thousand persons2022: 95.5 Thousand persons2023: 121.4 Thousand persons2024: 107.6 Thousand persons2025: 88.7 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Poland recorded 88.7 Thousand persons for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Poland peaked at 121.4 Thousand persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.6 Thousand persons, in 2012.

Poland ranks 8th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 86.08 Thousand persons 73.6 Thousand persons 102.1 Thousand persons 9
2020s 100.48 Thousand persons 88.7 Thousand persons 121.4 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 5 Spain 156.2 Thousand persons compare
  2. 6 Türkiye 150.5 Thousand persons compare
  3. 7 Netherlands 143.9 Thousand persons compare
  4. 9 Sweden 67.3 Thousand persons compare
  5. 10 Czechia 52.6 Thousand persons compare
  6. 11 Austria 45.1 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Poland?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Poland was 88.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 121.4 Thousand persons in 2023.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 73.6 Thousand persons in 2012.
How does Poland rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis?
Poland ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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