Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye
Türkiye: Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors was 150.5 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 150.5 Thousand persons for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye peaked at 150.5 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.5 Thousand persons, in 2011.
That places Türkiye 7th 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60.5 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 68.1 Thousand persons | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 72.3 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 70.5 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 80.4 Thousand persons | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 88.5 Thousand persons | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 89.9 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 100 Thousand persons | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 104.6 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 88.2 Thousand persons | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 95.1 Thousand persons | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 114.7 Thousand persons | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 141.8 Thousand persons | +23.6% |
| 2024 | 142.8 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 150.5 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.64 Thousand persons | 60.5 Thousand persons | 104.6 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 122.18 Thousand persons | 88.2 Thousand persons | 150.5 Thousand persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye?
- Persons working as creative and performing artists, authors in Türkiye was 150.5 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 150.5 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons working as creative and performing artists, authors recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Türkiye rank for persons working as creative and performing artists, authors?
- Türkiye ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons working as creative and performing artists, authors rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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