Cultural employment in Denmark
Cultural employment made up 4.6% of total employment in Denmark in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Denmark, 2025
4.6%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2025
4.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.4%
Position in 2025
12th of 34
Cultural employment in Denmark over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Denmark | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 5.0%b (break in time series) | 4.2% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.0%b (break in time series) | 4.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 4.8%b (break in time series) | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9%b (break in time series) | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | 3.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Denmark has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.3%.