Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistics on artists in Denmark show the number of artists in Denmark categorized by artistic area, income basis, gender, age group, residential region, family type, education level, main source of income and income. With this new statistics, the best data foundation for understanding artists in Denmark is established to date. The purpose of the statistics is to contribute to increased knowledge about the conditions of artists in Denmark. The statistics describe artists in Denmark who meet at least one of the following criteria: are members of an organization under the Council of Danish Artists, have received royalties associated with artistic activities, have received a grant from the Danish Arts Foundation or have graduated from an art education program and fulfills one of the previous three criteria.

Classification system

The population of artists is distributed by artistic field, income basis, gender, age group, region of residence, family type, level of education, main source of income, and income.

Artistic field includes the following possible categories: ·Music ·Authors and literary arts ·Visual arts and design ·Film and television ·Acting and performing arts

Region of residence includes the following possible categories: ·North Jutland ·Central Jutland ·Southern Denmark ·Capital Region ·Zealand (see classification for details https://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/dokumentation/nomenklaturer/nuts)

Income basis includes the following possible categories: ·75–100% of income from artistic work ·25–75% of income from artistic work ·1–25% of income from artistic work ·Teaching in artistic subjects ·Student ·Other

Family type includes the following possible categories: ·Single without resident children ·Single with resident children ·Couple without resident children ·Couple with resident children

Level of education includes the following possible categories: ·Primary school ·Upper secondary education ·Vocational education ·Short-cycle higher education ·Medium-cycle higher education including bachelor's degree ·Long-cycle higher education including PhD ·Not specified (see further documentation on the variable "Level of education" https://www.dst.dk/da/Statistik/dokumentation/Times/uddannelseregister/uddannelsesniveau)

Main source of income includes the following possible categories: ·Salary ·Combination of income sources ·Public benefits and pension

Income: ·Income before taxes refers to total personal income (PERINDKIALT_13) and is obtained from the personal income register. See further documentation on personal income. ·Sources of income are calculated based on the eIncome register and indicate the number of different businesses (CVR numbers) from which a person has received payments during a year.

Sector coverage

The statistics covers individuals in the arts and cultural sector.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Kunstner: Person, der opfylder mindst ét af følgende kriterier: medlem af en medlemsorganisation under Dansk Kunstnerråd, dimittend fra en kunstuddannelse, modtager af rettighedsmidler forbundet med kunstnerisk virke og/eller modtager af legat fra Statens Kunstfond

Statistical unit

Individuals

Statistical population

The population is defined as individuals who meet at least one of the following criteria: member of an organization under the Council of Danish Artists, graduate from an art education program, recipient of royalties associated with artistic activities, and/or recipient of a grant from the Danish Arts Foundation.

Reference area

The target population for the statistics is artists in Denmark.

Time coverage

The statistics covers the year 2022 for some tables in statbank and 2019-2023 for others.

Base period

Not relevant for this period.

Unit of measure

The statistics describes the number of persons and annual personal income.

Reference period

Calendar year. Personal information include the population of Denmark with a residential address in the beginning of the year.

Frequency of dissemination

Yearly

Legal acts and other agreements

Membership information from the member organizations under the Council of Danish Artists, as well as information about rights recipients from rights organizations, is collected by Statistics Denmark through data delivery agreements. The remaining data come from public authorities and existing registers and are collected under the authority of the Act on Statistics Denmark §6.

Cost and burden

Membership information from the member organizations under the Council of Danish Artists, as well as information about rights recipients from rights organizations, is to be collected through new data delivery agreements with Statistics Denmark. The reporting burden has not been calculated for this statistic as participation is voluntary. The remaining data are registry-based, and therefore, there is no reporting burden. Data is collected by Statistics Denmark in connection with the preparation of other statistics.

Comment

Further information can be found at the subject page for these statistics, or by contacting Statistics Denmark directly.