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

Portugal: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 32.4 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
32.4 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
19th
of 36 countries
All-time high
33.7 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
20.8 Thousand persons
in 2014
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

01020302011201820252011: 23 Thousand persons2012: 25.5 Thousand persons2013: 25.1 Thousand persons2014: 20.8 Thousand persons2015: 24.4 Thousand persons2016: 23.2 Thousand persons2017: 29.5 Thousand persons2018: 27.5 Thousand persons2019: 25.6 Thousand persons2020: 29.6 Thousand persons2021: 28.9 Thousand persons2022: 33.7 Thousand persons2023: 30.1 Thousand persons2024: 33.3 Thousand persons2025: 32.4 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Portugal is 32.4 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Portugal peaked at 33.7 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.8 Thousand persons, in 2014.

Portugal ranks 19th of 36 countries on this measure, 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 24.96 Thousand persons 20.8 Thousand persons 29.5 Thousand persons 9
2020s 31.33 Thousand persons 28.9 Thousand persons 33.7 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 16 Denmark 35.3 Thousand persons compare
  2. 17 Romania 34.2 Thousand persons compare
  3. 18 Greece 32.7 Thousand persons compare
  4. 20 Finland 30.8 Thousand persons compare
  5. 21 Serbia 29.3 Thousand persons compare
  6. 22 Bulgaria 27.8 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 Portugal?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Portugal was 32.4 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 33.7 Thousand persons in 2022.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 20.8 Thousand persons in 2014.
How does Portugal rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis?
Portugal ranks 19th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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