In 2019, over seven million people were employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (EU-27). Of them, around one million worked in organizations involved in creative, arts, and entertainment activities.
Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (27) in 2019, by NACE activity*
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of individuals in thousands
Creative, arts and entertainment activities
1,051.1
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
684
Publishing activities
604.5
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
527.5
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
414.1
Programming and broadcasting activities
276.7
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
Cultural employment data and indicators relate to individuals aged 15 years and more.
The classifications used to produce statistics on cultural employment are: NACE Rev.2 for economic activity (sector of employment), ISCO-08 for occupation, and ISCED 2011 for educational attainment level.
Cultural employment statistics cover all economic sectors and occupations relevant for culture, as defined by the ESSnet-Culture and the Eurostat Working Group 'Culture statistics'.
More information on the methodology can be found here.
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Eurostat. (June 11, 2020). Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (27) in 2019, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137296/eu-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat. "Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (27) in 2019, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 11, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137296/eu-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat. (2020). Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (27) in 2019, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137296/eu-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat. "Number of Persons Employed in The Cultural Sector in The European Union (27) in 2019, by Nace Activity* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137296/eu-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat, Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (27) in 2019, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137296/eu-cultural-employment-by-area/ (last visited December 27, 2024)
Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in the European Union (27) in 2019, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, June 11, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137296/eu-cultural-employment-by-area/
