Cultural employment in Spain

Cultural employment made up 4.2% of total employment in Spain in 2025.

Measure: Cultural employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 2011 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
Spain, 2025 4.2%d (Definition differs) % of total employment
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 4.2%
European Union, 2025 4.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 4.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 22nd of 34 See the full ranking

Cultural employment in Spain over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Cultural employment (% of total employment), 2011 to 2025
Period SpainEuropean Union
2025 4.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 4.3%
2024 4.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 4.2%
2023 4.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 4.2%
2022 4.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 4.2%
2021 4.1%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) 4.2%b (break in time series)
2020 3.9% 4.1%
2019 4.0% 4.1%
2018 3.9% 4.1%
2017 4.1% 4.1%
2016 4.0% 4.0%
2015 3.9% 4.0%
2014 3.8% 4.0%
2013 3.7% 4.1%
2012 3.6% 4.1%
2011 3.5% 3.9%

Flags: bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata); b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 3.9%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 4.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
cult_emp_sex · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T unit=PC_EMP
Observation period
2011 to 2025 for Spain
Provider update
1 July 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat