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

Sweden: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis was 67.3 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
67.3 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
78.5 Thousand persons
in 2022
All-time low
64.4 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025

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

0204060802011201820252011: 64.4 Thousand persons2012: 67.4 Thousand persons2013: 70.4 Thousand persons2014: 71.4 Thousand persons2015: 71.1 Thousand persons2016: 74.4 Thousand persons2017: 72.3 Thousand persons2018: 71 Thousand persons2019: 69.6 Thousand persons2020: 70.3 Thousand persons2021: 67.2 Thousand persons2022: 78.5 Thousand persons2023: 78 Thousand persons2024: 72.8 Thousand persons2025: 67.3 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Sweden is 67.3 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Sweden peaked at 78.5 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.4 Thousand persons, in 2011.

Sweden ranks 9th 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 70.22 Thousand persons 64.4 Thousand persons 74.4 Thousand persons 9
2020s 72.35 Thousand persons 67.2 Thousand persons 78.5 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 6 Türkiye 150.5 Thousand persons compare
  2. 7 Netherlands 143.9 Thousand persons compare
  3. 8 Poland 88.7 Thousand persons compare
  4. 10 Czechia 52.6 Thousand persons compare
  5. 11 Austria 45.1 Thousand persons compare
  6. 12 Switzerland 43.8 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Sweden?
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis in Sweden was 67.3 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 78.5 Thousand persons in 2022.
What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 64.4 Thousand persons in 2011.
How does Sweden rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis?
Sweden ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors, journalis rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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