2025-11-22 14:00
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2025-11-22 14:00
In Poland, in 2024, 3.5% of people were employed in the field of culture. total working population, i.e. almost 600 thousand people. According to the report of the Central Statistical Office published on Tuesday, this is a decrease of 4.1%. (25.8 thousand people) compared to 2023.
From the report of the Central Statistical Office entitled “Working in the field of culture in the European Union and EFTA countries in 2024” shows that last year in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 8.3 million people worked in the field of culture, including 7.9 million people in EU countries. Those working in culture constituted 3.8 percent. the total number of people working in EU countries.
In 17 of the 30 countries analyzed, the number of people working in the field of culture increased compared to 2023. The highest increase was recorded in Romania (by 10.4%), and the largest decrease was recorded in Iceland (by 9.6%). In Poland, there was a decline of 4.1%. compared to 2023
In 2024, the most people working in the field of culture were in Germany (1.7 million people). A large number of employed people was also recorded in France (1.3 million) and in Italy and Spain (0.8 million each). A generally larger share of the population worked in the cultural field in northern rather than southern European countries, and in western rather than eastern Europe, the report noted.
In 2024, in EU countries, 4 million people working in the field of culture were men and 3.9 million were women. In 16 out of 30 countries analyzed, more women than men worked in the field of culture. The report shows that 62.3 percent cultural workers in the EU are people with higher education. Moreover, those working in culture more often have higher education than those working in general (38.6%)..
The area of culture is characterized by a relatively high percentage of self-employed people (31.7%), especially among artists and writers. For the total working population, this percentage was 13.6%. People working in the field of culture also have a lower percentage of people working full-time (75.5%) and on an open-ended contract (81.9%) compared to the total number of people working.
In Poland, in 2024, the share of people working in culture was 3.5%. (597.1 thousand). According to the report, it is 25.8 thousand fewer employees. The majority of people working in the field of culture in Poland were women (56%). The largest percentage of people working in the field of culture (29.8%) were people aged 40–49. 66.8% had higher education. of them. Those working in the field of culture in Poland were also better educated than those working in general – the percentage of people with higher education was 23.8% higher. than for the general public (43%), informs the Central Statistical Office. (PAP)
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