Cultural employment in Portugal
Cultural employment made up 4.3% of total employment in Portugal in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
4.3%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
European Union, 2025
4.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
4.4%
Position in 2025
21st of 34
Cultural employment in Portugal over time
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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | 4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1%b (break in time series) | 4.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | 4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | 4.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | 3.9% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.6%, the figure has changed by +0.7 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, Portugal has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.3%.