Data on Culture and Sustainable Development

Data
50 million
jobs are created by CCIs worldwide

and more young people 15-29鈥痑re employed in the sector than in any other economic activity

48%
of workers

of the cultural and creative sectors are women

5 million
professionals

of the cultural and creative sectors are women

80%
of the world鈥檚 global biodiversity

is protected under the stewardship of Indigenous peoples

10 million km2
of cultural and natural sites

around the world are protected by UNESCO鈥檚 designated sites

90%
of countries

feature culture as a major priority in their tourism policy

US$2.7 billion
incomes were made in 2020 from

royalties and digital channels, making up a quarter of all revenue for the sector

A rise by 34%
was recorded

Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service subscriptions in 2020

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