Country Year Definition
    Working group definition National criteria
    1a 1b
       
Austria 2020 X  
Czech Republic 2020 X  
Finland 2020   X 19) 
Germany 2020   X
Hungary 2020   X
Latvia 2020 X  
Lithuania 2020   X
Luxembourg 2020   X 22) 
Poland 2020   X
Serbia 2020   X
Slovak Republic 2020   X 23) 
Spain 2020   X 26) 
Switzerland 2020   X
The Netherlands 2020   X
 
Country Year Number of museums according to type of collection
    total of which
    2a 2b 2c 2d
      Art, archaeology and history museums Science and technology museums, ethnology museums Other museums
Austria 2020 472 2)  155 50 267
Czech Republic 2020 483 106 53 324
Finland 2020 326 19)       
Germany 2020 6.854 1.271   5.583
Hungary 2020 759      
Latvia 2020 156      
Lithuania 2020 106      
Luxembourg 2020   25 6 7
Poland 2020 932 488 140 304
Serbia 2020 146 65 31)  12 32)  69 33) 
Slovak Republic 2020 137 24)  132 25)  5  
Spain 2020 1.474 683 406 385
Switzerland 2020 1.053 303 218 532
The Netherlands 2020 625 524 101  
 
Country Year Ownership
    state-owned museums local-, regional-owned museums other public-owned museums private-owned museums
    3a 3b 3c 3d 3e
    Total Total Total Total Of which
ppp
Austria 2020 32 200 4 236  
Czech Republic 2020 30 353 45 55  
Finland 2020 17 14)  213 15)  7 15)  89 15)   
Germany 2020 439 2.613 447 3.095 260
Hungary 2020 111 484   164  
Latvia 2020 40 99 10 7  
Lithuania 2020 19 54 23 10  
Luxembourg 2020 19 11 1 7 3
Poland 2020 88 559 6 279  
Serbia 2020 13 121 8 3 1
Slovak Republic 2020 42 80   15  
Spain 2020 166 883 39 386 27
Switzerland 2020          
The Netherlands 2020          
 
Country Year Management
    state-managed museums local-, regional-managed museums other public-managed museums private-managed museums
    4a 4b 4c 4d 4e
    Total Total Total Total Of which
ppp
Austria 2020 3 113 48 308  
Czech Republic 2020 30 353 45 55  
Finland 2020 17 15)  213 15)  7 15)  89 15)   
Germany 2020          
Hungary 2020 111 484   164  
Latvia 2020 40 99 10 7  
Lithuania 2020 19 54 23 10  
Luxembourg 2020 8 12 1 17 13
Poland 2020          
Serbia 2020 13 121 8 3 1
Slovak Republic 2020 42 80   15  
Spain 2020 97 900 60 417 33
Switzerland 2020          
The Netherlands 2020          
 
Country Year Ownership of permanent collection
    Public ≤ 50% Public > 50%
    5a 5b
       
Austria 2020    
Czech Republic 2020    
Finland 2020    
Germany 2020    
Hungary 2020   759
Latvia 2020    
Lithuania 2020    
Luxembourg 2020 22 16
Poland 2020    
Serbia 2020 5 141
Slovak Republic 2020 137  
Spain 2020    
Switzerland 2020    
The Netherlands 2020    
 
Country Year Number of visits
    Total Of which
    6a 6b 6c 6d 6e 6f 6g
      free admissions
Total
free admissions
%
foreigners
Total
foreigners
%
temporary exhibitions
Total
temporary exhibitions
%
Austria 2020 6.160.499 1.074.139 19,90 3)         
Czech Republic 2020 6.855.453 2.091.264 30,50 463.581 6,80    
Finland 2020 4.481.044 1.767.957 39,50        
Germany 2020 70.113.727            
Hungary 2020 4.394.991 1.565.479 35,62 430.436 9,79 1.533.692 34,90
Latvia 2020 1.725.927 607.746 35,20 35.703 20)  2,10 21)     
Lithuania 2020 2.837.798            
Luxembourg 2020 241.325 111.884 0,46 9.749   65.835  
Poland 2020 16.628.603 7.323.973 44,00   4,00    
Serbia 2020 655.507 228.945 34,90        
Slovak Republic 2020 3.071.206 1.336.795 648.953,00 648.953      
Spain 2020 20.365.712 12.423.084 61,00 2.016.205 9,90    
Switzerland 2020 8.141.169 28)             
The Netherlands 2020 14.411.000 2.152.000 15,00 1.891.000 13,00    
 
Country Year Staff
    Paid staff Volunteers
    7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 7f 7g 7h
    Number
Total
Number
Of which
specialised
FTES a year
Total
FTES a year
Of which
specialised
Number
Total
Number
Of which
specialised
FTES a year
Total
FTES a year
Of which
specialised
Austria 2020 6.472 4)  1.866     2.898 513    
Czech Republic 2020 6.219 3.090 6.219 3.090,00 562      
Finland 2020     2.551 1.328,00 1.575   15  
Germany 2020                
Hungary 2020 7.139 3.943     495 263    
Latvia 2020 2.013 977            
Lithuania 2020 3.364 1.446            
Luxembourg 2020 387   309   184      
Poland 2020 16.165 6.761            
Serbia 2020                
Slovak Republic 2020 2.316 1.266 2.289 1.266,00        
Spain 2020 14.508 4.883     914 275    
Switzerland 2020                
The Netherlands 2020 9.857   6.747   24.597   2.561  
 
Country Year Admissions
    Total number of museums with paid admissions with a price of tickets (in EUR) Number of museums
    8a 8b 8c 8d 8e
    < 2,5,- 2,5 - 5,- > 5,- with free entrance with museum card
Austria 2020 14 87 269 88 5)   
Czech Republic 2020          
Finland 2020   16)  26 16)  97 16)  25 16)   
Germany 2020 528 1.138 681 1.216  
Hungary 2020          
Latvia 2020 73 33 12 36  
Lithuania 2020          
Luxembourg 2020   17 6 15 12
Poland 2020          
Serbia 2020          
Slovak Republic 2020          
Spain 2020 264 369 137 704  
Switzerland 2020          
The Netherlands 2020         425
 
Country Year Temporary exhibitions
    Total Of which
    9a 9b 9c
      Own production Joined productions
Austria 2020 406    
Czech Republic 2020 2.693 1.996 697
Finland 2020 773 445 153
Germany 2020 4.643    
Hungary 2020 959    
Latvia 2020 816    
Lithuania 2020 1.508    
Luxembourg 2020 42    
Poland 2020 3.052 1.986 583
Serbia 2020 623 497 126
Slovak Republic 2020 716 360 198
Spain 2020 1.912    
Switzerland 2020 1.125 29)     
The Netherlands 2020 1.379    
 
Country Year Expenditure (of museums)
    Total (In EUR) Of which
    10a 10b 10c 10d 10e
      Ordinary expenditures
Total
Ordinary expenditures
Of which
Staff
Extraordinary expenditures
Total
Extraordinary expenditures
Of which
for new Collections
Austria 2020 356.821.204 6)         
Czech Republic 2020 238.001.958       4.458.110
Finland 2020 261.598.330 261.598.330 113.845.812   4.080.704 17) 
Germany 2020          
Hungary 2020          
Latvia 2020 50.163.009 40.285.421 25.003.416 9.833.220 1.350.391
Lithuania 2020          
Luxembourg 2020 38.298.869 33.453.379 19.825.605 5.062.470 2.069.513
Poland 2020          
Serbia 2020          
Slovak Republic 2020 67.303.856 67.303.856 23.228.952   409.838
Spain 2020          
Switzerland 2020          
The Netherlands 2020 979.000.000   458.000.000   19.000.000
 
Country Year Income (of museums)
    Total (in EUR) Of which
    11a 11b 11c
      Entry fees Public subsidies
Austria 2020 344.064.669 7)  31.894.174 8)  233.949.081 9) 
Czech Republic 2020 236.376.853    
Finland 2020 261.598.330 20.132.870 204.110.249
Germany 2020      
Hungary 2020      
Latvia 2020 48.560.025 2.577.901 43.118.718
Lithuania 2020 94.771.686    
Luxembourg 2020 23.616.645 397.149 20.053.168
Poland 2020      
Serbia 2020      
Slovak Republic 2020 65.070.333 6.346.936  
Spain 2020      
Switzerland 2020      
The Netherlands 2020 1.022.000.000 108.000.000 543.000.000
 
Country Year Public expenditure (for museums)
    Total (in EUR) Of which
    12a 12b
      Investments
Austria 2020    
Czech Republic 2020 268.351.074 47.188.472
Finland 2020 204.110.249  
Germany 2020    
Hungary 2020    
Latvia 2020 43.118.718 893.172
Lithuania 2020    
Luxembourg 2020 66.384.733  
Poland 2020 166.830.112 42.291.910
Serbia 2020    
Slovak Republic 2020 67.303.856  
Spain 2020    
Switzerland 2020    
The Netherlands 2020 713.000.000  
 
Country Year Number of museums making use of computers
    Total number of museums equipped with at least one computer Of which
    13a 13b 13c 13d 13e
      for administrative purpose for visitor's information purposes (e.g. interactive gallery system) having a database for electronic inventory having an Internet access
Austria 2020 339 310 187 239 269
Czech Republic 2020     109    
Finland 2020 150 18)  150 18)      150
Germany 2020          
Hungary 2020     246 233 459
Latvia 2020 156 154 99 137 153
Lithuania 2020          
Luxembourg 2020          
Poland 2020          
Serbia 2020          
Slovak Republic 2020 137 57 12 81 137
Spain 2020 1.468 1.391 600 761 944
Switzerland 2020          
The Netherlands 2020          
 
Country Year Information - Diffusion - Education
    Number of museums possessing a web-site Number of museums possessing an own web-site Number of museums Number of museums with at least one special museum education programme
    14 15a 15b 16a 16b 16c 17a 17b 17c 17d 17e
    Total Total Of wich
are updating themselves their web-site
connected to a museum portal
Total
connected to a museum portal
Of which
connected to more than one museum portal
connected to (an)other portal(s) Total Of which
for school children
Of which
for ethnic minorities
for senior citizens for others
Austria 2020 372 312         353        
Czech Republic 2020   448         222 201 10 84 144
Finland 2020 150 18)      150 18)               
Germany 2020                      
Hungary 2020 340           534 391     519
Latvia 2020             130        
Lithuania 2020             102        
Luxembourg 2020             18 18      
Poland 2020 681           521        
Serbia 2020                      
Slovak Republic 2020 137 84 16 80 17   29        
Spain 2020 1.391 826   312 136   682 617 109 305 368
Switzerland 2020                      
The Netherlands 2020 625 625         506 486 71    
 
Country Year
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on working group definition
     
    18
     
Austria 2020 8,55
Czech Republic 2020 4,50
Finland 2020  
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020 8,20
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 6,00
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 2,50
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Museums per 100.000 inhabitants
on natioinal criteria
     
    19
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020  
Finland 2020 5,90 18) 
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 7,80
Latvia 2020 8,20
Lithuania 2020 3,80
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 2,43
Serbia 2020 2,08
Slovak Republic 2020 2,50
Spain 2020 3,10
Switzerland 2020 12,10
The Netherlands 2020 3,60
 
Country Year
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
including free entries
     
    20
     
Austria 2020 69.088,33
Czech Republic 2020 64.069,00
Finland 2020 80.976,00
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 44.987,00
Latvia 2020 90.473,00
Lithuania 2020 101.564,00
Luxembourg 2020 38.543,67
Poland 2020 43.304,00
Serbia 2020 9.337,00
Slovak Republic 2020 56.251,45
Spain 2020 43.026,81
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 82.786,00
 
Country Year
Visits per 100.000 inhabitants
excluding free entries
     
    21
     
Austria 2020 57.042,15 10) 
Czech Republic 2020  
Finland 2020 49.028,00
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 28.963,00
Latvia 2020 58.645,00
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 20.673,91
Poland 2020 24.231,00
Serbia 2020 6.076,00
Slovak Republic 2020 15.985,00
Spain 2020 16.780,45
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 70.423,00
 
Country Year
Average number of visits per museum
according to working group definition
     
    22
     
Austria 2020 13.276,94 11) 
Czech Republic 2020 14.193,00
Finland 2020  
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020 11.064,00
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 6.350,66
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 20.065,00
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Average number of visits per museum
according to national criteria
     
    23
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020  
Finland 2020 15.242,00 18) 
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 5.791,00
Latvia 2020 11.064,00
Lithuania 2020 26.772,00
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 17.842,00
Serbia 2020 4.490,00
Slovak Republic 2020  
Spain 2020 13.817,00
Switzerland 2020 7.731,00 30) 
The Netherlands 2020 23.058,00
 
Country Year
Staff per 100.000 inhabitants
     
    24
     
Austria 2020 112,35
Czech Republic 2020 58,10
Finland 2020 46,10
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 73,00
Latvia 2020 106,00
Lithuania 2020 120,00
Luxembourg 2020 61,81
Poland 2020 42,10
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 42,41
Spain 2020 30,70
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 57,00
 
Country Year
Expenditure per capita (in EUR)
     
    25
     
Austria 2020 40,02
Czech Republic 2020 22,24
Finland 2020 47,30
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020 26,30
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 61,17
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 3.401,00
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 56,00
 
Country Year
Public Expenditure per 100.000 inhabitants (in EUR)
     
    26
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020 2.507.918,00
Finland 2020 3.688.433,00
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020 2.260.275,90
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 10.602.760,73
Poland 2020 297.295.934,60
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020  
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 4.095.916,00
 
Country Year
Number of museums opened 200 days and more a year
     
    27
     
Austria 2020 203
Czech Republic 2020 383
Finland 2020 108 15) 
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 378
Latvia 2020 96
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 19
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020  
Spain 2020 1.302
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Number of museums with more than 5.000 visits a year
including free entries
     
    28
     
Austria 2020 144
Czech Republic 2020 188
Finland 2020 157 15) 
Germany 2020 1.175
Hungary 2020 147
Latvia 2020 53
Lithuania 2020 76
Luxembourg 2020 14
Poland 2020 323
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 43
Spain 2020 535
Switzerland 2020 257
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year Number of museums necessary to reach
    50 % of total visits (including free entries) 75 % of total visits (including free entries)
    29a 29b
       
Austria 2020 14 45
Czech Republic 2020    
Finland 2020 25 15)  70 15) 
Germany 2020    
Hungary 2020 25 80
Latvia 2020    
Lithuania 2020    
Luxembourg 2020 3 8
Poland 2020    
Serbia 2020 73 109
Slovak Republic 2020    
Spain 2020 52 183
Switzerland 2020    
The Netherlands 2020    
 
Country Year
Number of museums employing at least 1 specialised staff
     
    30
     
Austria 2020 152 12) 
Czech Republic 2020 326
Finland 2020 150 15) 
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 427
Latvia 2020 134
Lithuania 2020 95
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 119
Spain 2020 1.474
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Average price paid
(in EUR)
     
    31
     
Austria 2020 9,03 13) 
Czech Republic 2020  
Finland 2020 8,75
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020 2,27
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020 3,07
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 2,06
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 8,81
 
Country Year
Number of museums with at least one publication
     
    32
     
Austria 2020 149
Czech Republic 2020 155
Finland 2020 56 19) 
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 211
Latvia 2020 70
Lithuania 2020 71
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 381
Serbia 2020 59
Slovak Republic 2020 54
Spain 2020 756
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Number of museums with at least one publication on an electronic data carrier
     
    33
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020 12
Finland 2020  
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020  
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 99
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 19
Spain 2020 274
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Museum participation
Source: Eurobarometer 1)
     
    34
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020  
Finland 2020  
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020  
Latvia 2020  
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020  
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020  
Spain 2020 40,50 27) 
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
Country Year
Population
Source: Eurostat
     
    35
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020 10.700.155
Finland 2020 5.533.793
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 9.769.526
Latvia 2020 1.907.675
Lithuania 2020 2.794.100
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 38.382.576
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 5.459.781
Spain 2020 47.332.614
Switzerland 2020 8.670.300
The Netherlands 2020 17.407.585
 
Country Year
Density inhabitants/km²
Source: Eurostat
     
    36
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020 135,70
Finland 2020  
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 105,00
Latvia 2020  
Lithuania 2020 42,80
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 123,00
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 111,33
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020 517,00
 
Country Year
Purchasing Power Parity in EUR
Source: Eurostat
     
    37
     
Austria 2020  
Czech Republic 2020  
Finland 2020  
Germany 2020  
Hungary 2020 75,000
Latvia 2020 70,000
Lithuania 2020  
Luxembourg 2020  
Poland 2020 76,000
Serbia 2020  
Slovak Republic 2020 72,000
Spain 2020  
Switzerland 2020  
The Netherlands 2020  
 
1) Eurostat surveys 2001 and 2003, if not otherwise indicated
2) Austria: The number of extant units (registered museums) in 2020 is 762. However, 290 units did not participate in the survey.
3) Austria: Not taking into account unknown admission status in the denominator.
4) Austria: plus 468 freelancers.
5) Austria: Incuding museums which ask for a voluntary contribution.
6) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 217 out of 238.
7) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 229 out of 238.
8) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 205 out of 238.
9) Austria: Units (which may comprise more than one museum): 181 out of 238.
10) Austria: Inclusive visits with unknown admission status.
11) Austria: Not taking into account museums with unknown number of visits in the denominator.
12) Austria: Out of 298 units which reported on specialised staff.
13) Austria: The ratio is based only on units, for which both 'income from entries' and 'payment status of visitors' is known.
14) Finland Answers by museum sites (326).
15) Finland: Answers by museum sites (326).
16) Finland: Admission fees for the main site of a museum. Answers by administrative units (150).
17) Finland: Included in the ordinary expenditures.
18) Finland: Answers by administrative units (150).
19) Finland: The statistics cover 150 professionally-run museums (administrative units) maintaining 326 museum sites.
20) Latvia: 35.703 (in groups only).
21) Latvia: 2,1 % (in groups only).
22) Luxembourg: Response rate 77,6%
23) Slovak Republic: The definition of the museum in the Slovak Republic used by members of the museum profession is identical with that defined by ICOM. Moreover, the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 206/2009 of the Code defines the museum in Article 2, Section 5 as follows: „The museum is a specialised corporate entity or an organisational body of the corporate entity, which based on its exploration and scientific research, acquires objects of cultural value, which it professionally manages as a collection items. These items are scientifically researched and make available to the public especially for the purposes of study, cognition, education and aesthetic experience through specific means of museum communication.“ In Slovakia there are museums and museum facilities. Museum facility by law is "A museum facility or gallery facility is a specialized legal entity or an organizational unit of a legal entity or a specialized facility that acquires objects of cultural value and makes them available to the public for the purpose of knowledge and aesthetic experience through specific means of museum presentation or gallery presentation." It´s like lower grade of museums, they have to present cultural objects, but they don´t need to do for example scietific research. In this statistics are information only about museums and galleries from Register of Museums anf Galleries of Slovak Republic.
24) Slovak Republic: In statistics in Slovakia museums and galleries are two separate groups, inspite of for both groups one law is mandatory. There are 94 museums registered in the Register of Museums and Galleries of the Slovak Republic, but National Slovak Museum has 18 specialized museums, which are reported separately in the statistics. That´s why here is the number of the museums 112 plus 25 galeries.
25) Slovak Republic: Categories 2b, 2c and 2d, especially 2c in Slovakia are not applicable: science and technology museums are split from ethnology museums; 2c – most of the "other" museums are complex/local or regional history museums which can be included in 2b category where we have enlisted only specialized art, archaeology and history museums. The complex museums are very important and numerous in the national museum structure.
26) Spain: Definition National criteria. Both for-profit and non-for-profit institutions are considered. Museum Collections are included. See Spain National Report. February 2024 for further details.
27) Spain. Source: Survey of Cultural Habits and Practices in Spain 2018-2019. Ministry of Culture and Sport. Spain.
28) Switzerland: +/- 143112
29) Switzerland: +/-51
30) Switzerland: +/-136
31) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: 1. Speciial (art) 2. Special (socio-historical)
32) Serbia: classification: 1. Special (economic - technical) 2. Special (natural history)
33) Serbia: Types in Serbian classification: Complex museums