Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden
Sweden: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 67.3 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
67.3 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
12th
of 45 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 in Sweden, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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 in Sweden peaked at 78.5 Thousand persons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 64.4 Thousand persons, in 2011.
Sweden ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64.4 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 67.4 Thousand persons | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 70.4 Thousand persons | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 71.4 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.1 Thousand persons | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.4 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 72.3 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 71 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 69.6 Thousand persons | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3 Thousand persons | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2 Thousand persons | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 78.5 Thousand persons | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 78 Thousand persons | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 72.8 Thousand persons | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 67.3 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 67.3 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.55 Thousand persons, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 67.3 Thousand persons is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.2 Thousand persons, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Sweden was 67.3 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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 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?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors 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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