In 2020, over half a million people were employed in the cultural sector in Poland. Of them, 79.7 thousand worked in organizations involved in creative, arts, and entertainment activities, and nearly 58.8 thousand worked in libraries, archives, museums, and similar activities.
Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in Poland in 2020, by NACE activity*
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of individuals in thousands
Creative, arts and entertainment activities
79.7
Printing and reproduction of recorded media
69.1
Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
58.8
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
53.3
Publishing activities
31
Programming and broadcasting activities
24.5
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing 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 25, 2021). Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in Poland in 2020, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1092067/poland-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat. "Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in Poland in 2020, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1092067/poland-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat. (2021). Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in Poland in 2020, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1092067/poland-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat. "Number of Persons Employed in The Cultural Sector in Poland in 2020, by Nace Activity* (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1092067/poland-cultural-employment-by-area/
Eurostat, Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in Poland in 2020, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1092067/poland-cultural-employment-by-area/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of persons employed in the cultural sector in Poland in 2020, by NACE activity* (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, June 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1092067/poland-cultural-employment-by-area/
