Creative, arts, and entertainment activities recorded the highest employment figures of the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019. In that year, such activities accounted for roughly 88 thousand employees. Meanwhile, libraries, archives, and museums employed 24 thousand people in 2019.
Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by activity
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number of individuals in thousands
Creative, arts, and entertainment activities
88.2
Other professional, scientific, and technical activities
45.6
Motion picture, video and television program production, sound recording and music publishing activities
25.2
Libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural 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. (February 8, 2021). Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by activity (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1234116/netherlands-cultural-employment-by-activity/
Eurostat. "Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by activity (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1234116/netherlands-cultural-employment-by-activity/
Eurostat. (2021). Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by activity (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1234116/netherlands-cultural-employment-by-activity/
Eurostat. "Number of Individuals Employed in The Cultural Sector in The Netherlands in 2019, by Activity (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Feb 2021, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1234116/netherlands-cultural-employment-by-activity/
Eurostat, Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by activity (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1234116/netherlands-cultural-employment-by-activity/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of individuals employed in the cultural sector in the Netherlands in 2019, by activity (in 1,000s) [Graph], Eurostat, February 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1234116/netherlands-cultural-employment-by-activity/
