Published by: Federal Statistical Office
Switzerland numbered a record 70 000 cultural organisations in 2024. This is 27% more than in 2011. By way of comparison, the number of enterprises in the economy as a whole grew by 16% in the same period. Nevertheless, the number of jobs in the cultural sector fell in 2024, as did the size of cultural organisations.
Documents and files
Press release (1)
Press release 11.09.2026
Cultural economy: Cultural enterprises in 2024
Cultural economy: Cultural enterprises in 2024
Tables (2)
Table 11.09.2026
Cultural enterprises: enterprises, workplaces, jobs and full-time equivalents by cultural domain
Observation period: 2011-2024
Table 11.09.2026
Cultural enterprises: gross value added of the cultural sector, the business sector and the total economy (GDP)
Observation period: 2011-2024
Diagrams (5)
Diagram 11.09.2026
Cultural businesses: Gross value added of the cultural sector and the overall economy (GDP, at previous year's prices)
Observation period: 2011-2024
FSO-No: gr-e-16.02.07.01a
Diagram 11.09.2026
Cultural sector: number of businesses, 2011-2024
Observation period: 2011-2024
FSO-No: gr-e-16.02.07.01c-a
Diagram 11.09.2026
Cultural sector: number of jobs, 2011-2024
Observation period: 2011-2024
FSO-No: gr-e-16.02.07.01c-b
Diagram 11.09.2026
Cultural sector: share of cultural businesses in the overall economy, 2011–2024
Observation period: 2011-2024
FSO-No: gr-e-16.02.07.01c-a3
Diagram 11.09.2026
Cultural sector: share of cultural jobs in the overall economy, 2011–2024
Observation period: 2011-2024
FSO-No: gr-e-16.02.07.01c-b3