The creative report from CREATIVE.NRW provides facts and figures about the creative industries in NRW in order to sharpen society's focus on the performance of the creative industries. The data was collected and evaluated by Prognos. The cultural and creative industries in North Rhine-Westphalia are an efficient economic sector and an important employment market in the region. With a turnover of around 39 billion Euro generated in 2018, it represents almost a quarter of the national turnover in this branch and its 742,100 Euro turnover per company, is significantly above the national average of 653,300 Euro. More than half of the roughly 300,000 people employed in the creative industries in NRW are subject to social security contributions. Based on the number of people in employment, this industry branch ranks second after the metal industry. With a proportion of 29 per cent academics, the education level is well above average. The proportion of women in nine of the eleven sub-markets of the creative industries is also above the average for the North Rhine-Westphalian economy as a whole. Only in the software/games industry and the music branch are women underrepresented. Read the CREATIVE.REPORT (in German, PDF, 56 Pages) Authors: Kathleen Freitag, Roman Bartuli, Carolin Karg Our work on this topic Take a look at our latest projects and activities. The economic and social situation of the creative industries 2024 | Project On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Prognos and partner analysed the economic and social situation of self-employed solo artists in creative professions. Read more Presentation of the study on the economic and social situation in the cultural and creative industries 15. October 2024 | Event The results of our study on the economic and social situation of solo self-employed and hybrid workers in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) will be presented at the event. Read more KreativLand Baden-Württemberg 2024 | Project Creatives in the countryside? As scientific partner in the model project KreativLand Baden-Württemberg, Prognos examined the status quo, the opportunities and the challenges facing creatives living and working outside of the urban centres and regions. Read more German Creative Economy Summit 6. - 7. March 2024 | Event Bianca Creutz will contribute her expertise on the economic potential and future prospects of the cultural and creative industries as a speaker at the German Creative Economy Summit. Read more Dossier: Cultural and creative industries in the metaverse 2024 | Project update The feature dossier addresses which opportunities and challenges the metaverse might hold for the sub-markets of the cultural and creative industries. Read more Evaluation of the Kultusministerkonferenz 2023 | Project Prognos analysed tasks, structures and processes on behalf of the Kultusministerkonferenz – the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK). The evaluation recommended the fundamental development of the KMK. Read more Blockchain in the creative industry 2022 | Project Technology enables new business models for creative professionals. And offers solutions for key industry challenges. Read more Cross-innovation success factors for the cultural and creative industries 2022 | Project Interdisciplinary cooperation and innovation are characteristic of the cultural and creative industries. Prognos investigated which factors promote cross-industry cooperation. Read more Economic assessment of the development of Bremerhaven’s shipyard quarter 2022 | Project The shipyard quarter in Bremerhaven is to be given a new lease of life. Prognos will analyse the medium- to long-term regional economic effects of the transformation of the district. Read more Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries in the EU 2021 | News The research paper "Promoting Cultural and Creative Industries in the EU" provides an overview of the European Union's funding instruments for cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in the new funding period 2021-2027. Read more German Competence Centre for Cultural & Creative Industries ongoing | Project Prognos and u-institut organised and supported the Federal Government's Centre of Excellence for the Cultural and Creative Industries as project promoters. This is part of the Federal Government's Cultural and Creative Industries Initiative. Read more Adobe Stock - CleverStock About us Prognos – Providing Orientation. Prognos is one of the oldest economic research centres in Europe. Founded at the University of Basel, Prognos experts have been conducting research for a wide range of clients from the public and private sectors since 1959 – politically independent, scientifically sound. Learn more