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Population on 1 January 5,992,734 people 2025 · Eurostat Population by age and sex 5,992,734 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude birth rate 9.9 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Crude death rate 9.7 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Total fertility rate 1.47 births per woman 2024 · Eurostat Population aged 65 and over 20.9% 2025 · Eurostat Median age of the population 42.2 years 2025 · Eurostat Old-age dependency ratio 32.8 per 100 working-age people 2025 · Eurostat Natural population change 0.2 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Population estimates and projections 5,948,136 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 41.2 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.51 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.53% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 6,009,169 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.54% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 21.1% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 15.6% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.47 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 9.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 9.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 88.8% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 1.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 57.9 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 149.4 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.71% 2025 · World Bank

Immigration 101,724 immigrants 2024 · Eurostat Emigration 69,467 emigrants 2024 · Eurostat Acquisitions of citizenship 6,255 people 2024 · Eurostat First-time asylum applicants 1,865 applicants 2025 · Eurostat Net migration rate 5.3 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Net migration estimates and projections 5.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration 22,103 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 14.2% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 0.4% 2025 · World Bank

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 6.4% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 13.8% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 0.9% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 79.8% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 76.7% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 6.8% September 2026 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 33.6 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Part-time employment 26.6% 2025 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 16.2% September 2026 · Eurostat Employment of older workers 74.7% 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 5.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 11.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 64.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 60.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 61.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT OECD monthly unemployment rate 6.8% September 2026 · OECD Employment in agriculture 1.6% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 18.8% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 79.6% 2025 · World Bank

Median equivalised net income €36,192 per year 2025 · Eurostat Unadjusted gender pay gap 14.0%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Hourly labour cost €51.7 per hour 2025 · Eurostat Net annual earnings €45,430 per year 2025 · Eurostat

GDP per capita in euro €69,550 per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 128 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Real GDP growth 3.5% 2025 · Eurostat GDP in euro 417,844 million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 0.9% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Labour productivity growth 2.9% 2025 · Eurostat GDP growth, year on year 5.7% Q2 2026 · Eurostat GDP in US dollars US$462.5 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$76,970 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$72,723 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$77,190 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 2.9% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 62.7% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 22.1% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 34.7% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$27,336 per person 2025 · World Bank

HICP inflation 1.8% 2025 · Eurostat HICP price index 121.30 (2015 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly HICP inflation 2.1% September 2026 · Eurostat Consumer price level index 143 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat Food price inflation (HICP) 4.9% 2025 · Eurostat Energy price inflation (HICP) -1.3% 2025 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 2.2% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 1.9% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 129.7 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.7% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 6.622 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

House price change 7.5% 2025 · Eurostat Housing cost overburden rate 14.7%b (Break in time series) 2025 · Eurostat Overcrowding rate 9.9% 2025 · Eurostat Home ownership rate 58.4% 2025 · Eurostat Inability to keep home adequately warm 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Average household size 1.9 people per household 2025 · Eurostat House prices, quarterly 9.4% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Arrears on utility bills 2.8% 2025 · Eurostat Slum population 0.0% 2022 · World Bank

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 8.9% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 52.5% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 10.0%b (Break in time series) 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 31.0%b (Break in time series) 2025 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 6.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.4% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 98.8% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 77.9% 2021 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 0.9%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 8.8%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 99.1%nat_est (National estimate) 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 14.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 6.4% 2022 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 79.0% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 99.7% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 125.6% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy at birth 82.0 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 4.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 207 per 100,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Practising physicians 466 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 68.8% 2025 · Eurostat Health spending share of GDP 9.6%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Practising nurses 1,053 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Healthy life years at birth 62.4b (Break in time series) years 2024 · Eurostat Life expectancy at age 65 20.1 years 2024 · Eurostat Adults with obesity 15.9% 2019 · Eurostat Daily smokers 12.9% 2019 · Eurostat Life expectancy estimates and projections 81.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 19.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 70.3 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 85 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 8.77 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 14.3% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 35.9% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 8.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 9.5% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 14.5% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 96% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 17.0% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 109.3 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Dentists 7.73 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 82.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 84.2 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 80.4 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 9.4% 2024 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 4.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 3.5 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 4 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 4.50 per 1,000 people 2021 · World Bank Hospital beds 2.4 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 94% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 15.7% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 13.9% 2024 · World Bank Health spending per person US$6,745 per person 2024 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 6.4% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 2.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 3 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.10 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Households with internet access 97.4% 2025 · Eurostat Internet use in the last three months 99.7% 2025 · Eurostat Daily internet use 96.6% 2025 · Eurostat Basic digital skills 81.5% 2025 · Eurostat Online shopping 91.2% 2025 · Eurostat ICT specialists in employment 5.7% 2025 · Eurostat Internet users 99.8% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 127 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 43.4 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industrial production 129.0 (2021 = 100) 2025 · Eurostat Enterprise birth rate 7.2% 2024 · Eurostat Monthly industrial production 6.3% September 2026 · Eurostat Industry share of GDP 24.8% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 25,969 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 26.6% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 18.7% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 69.2% 2025 · Eurostat Imports share of GDP 58.4% 2025 · Eurostat Current account balance, quarterly 12.2% Q2 2026 · Eurostat Exports share of GDP 70.1% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 59.1% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 129.2% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 3.7% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 12.6% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 17.6% 2024 · World Bank

Nights spent in tourist accommodation 40,946,115 nights 2025 · Eurostat Arrivals at tourist accommodation 9,962,176 arrivals 2025 · Eurostat Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels 47.0% 2025 · Eurostat

Car share of passenger transport 83.1% 2024 · Eurostat Car ownership 501 per 1,000 people 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 2.4 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Rail passenger transport 6,752 million passenger-km 2025 · Eurostat Road share of inland freight transport 92.2% 2024 · Eurostat New zero-emission cars 67.8% 2025 · Eurostat Road traffic deaths 3.7 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 6,428,701 passengers 2004 · World Bank

Renewable energy share 48.2%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Renewable electricity share 77.7%p (Provisional) 2025 · Eurostat Energy import dependency 38.2% 2024 · Eurostat Electricity price for households €0.2375 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Natural gas price for households €0.1211 per kWh H1 2026 · Eurostat Primary energy consumption 15.5 Mtoe 2024 · Eurostat Access to electricity 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 39.5% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 5.4% 2025 · World Bank Net energy imports 44.5% 2024 · World Bank

Greenhouse gas emissions per person 6.2 t CO2e per person 2024 · Eurostat Total greenhouse gas emissions 36.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · Eurostat Temperature change 2.29e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 3.49e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 38.3 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 6.4 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 4.28 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 8.1 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 4.37 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 7.7 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 16.0% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 23.8% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 7.5 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 16.4% 2025 · World Bank

Municipal waste generated per person 758 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Recycling rate of municipal waste 46.2% 2024 · Eurostat Total waste generated per person 3,803 kg per person 2024 · Eurostat Basic drinking water access 100.0% 2024 · World Bank Safely managed drinking water 99.9% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 99.6% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 25.3% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 1,016 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 98.9% 2024 · World Bank

Area under organic farming 11.1% 2024 · Eurostat Cost of a healthy diet Int$3.47e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 1.3%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 1.42e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 83.2e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 1.2% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 6,096 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 65.1% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 467,775 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 2.5% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 93.6 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 117.2 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 40,000 km² 2024 · World Bank

At-risk-of-poverty rate 11.8% 2025 · Eurostat Poverty or social exclusion rate 17.9% 2025 · Eurostat Income inequality (Gini) 28.2 (0 to 100) 2025 · Eurostat Income quintile share ratio (S80/S20) 4.12 times 2025 · Eurostat Severe material and social deprivation 4.5% 2025 · Eurostat Gini index 29.9 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 25.5% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 0.4% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 12.4% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% 2023 · World Bank

Government debt 27.2% 2025 · Eurostat Government deficit or surplus 2.9% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending 47.2% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 44.3% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 8.3% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 5.6% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 19.6% 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on defence 1.8% 2024 · Eurostat Government debt, quarterly 27.1%p (Provisional) Q2 2026 · Eurostat Tax revenue 33.4% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 33.3% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 3.12%ep (Source flag ep) 2025 · Eurostat Researchers as a share of the labour force 1.71% 2024 · Eurostat European patent applications 445.9p (Provisional) per million people 2025 · Eurostat R&D spending share of GDP 3.05% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 8,838 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 15,603 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 0.87 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Crime or vandalism in the area 6.3% 2023 · Eurostat Robberies recorded by the police 24.4 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Burglaries recorded by the police 518.7 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Thefts recorded by the police 2,623 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Intentional homicides 0.8 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Cultural employment 4.6% 2025 · Eurostat Average life satisfaction 7.7 out of 10 2025 · Eurostat Women in national parliament 43.6% 2025 · World Bank