In 2025, the EU’s cultural sector employed 8.9 million people, or 4.3% of the total employment. Nearly half of those employed in culture (48.5%) were aged 30 to 49. The gender split was broadly even, with women making up 49.6% and men 50.4%.
The cultural workforce had, on average, higher level of educational attainment than the total workforce. Of all the people employed in culture, only 6.7% had up to lower secondary education; 31.3% had upper secondary education and post-second...