European Union
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
451,127,411 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$47,089 per person
Life expectancy at birth
81.6 years
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
6.0%
HICP inflation
2.5%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population on 1 January | 450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep) people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Population by age and sex | 450,646,971 peopleep (Source flag ep) people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crude birth rate | 7.7 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Immigration | 5,684,984 immigrantsip (Source flag ip) immigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Emigration | 3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep) emigrants | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Acquisitions of citizenship | 1,177,232 people people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 | 15.2% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Long-term unemployment rate | 1.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 | 76.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Wages and labour costs | |||
| Median equivalised net income | €22,939 per year per year | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Unadjusted gender pay gap | 11.1%p (Provisional) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hourly labour cost | €34.9 per hour per hour | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP per capita in euro | €41,770 per person per person | 2025 | Eurostat |
| GDP per capita in PPS | 100 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Real GDP growth | 1.4% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| HICP price index | 132.86 (2015 = 100) (2015 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Monthly HICP inflation | 3.8% | September 2026 | Eurostat |
| Consumer price level index | 100 (EU = 100) (EU = 100) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Housing and households | |||
| House price change | 5.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Housing cost overburden rate | 7.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Overcrowding rate | 16.8% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Education and skills | |||
| NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 | 11.0% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 | 44.8% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Early leavers from education and training | 9.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep) years | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Infant mortality rate | 3.5 per 1,000 live births per 1,000 live births | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Hospital beds | 507 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Households with internet access | 94.8% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Internet use in the last three months | 93.8% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Daily internet use | 89.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industrial production | 100.4 (2021 = 100) (2021 = 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Enterprise birth rate | 10.4% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Monthly industrial production | -0.2% | August 2026 | Eurostat |
| Trade and investment | |||
| Exports share of GDP | 49.6% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Imports share of GDP | 46.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Exports share of GDP | 49.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Tourism and accommodation | |||
| Nights spent in tourist accommodation | 3,144,708,974 nights nights | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Arrivals at tourist accommodation | 1,103,070,016 arrivals arrivals | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Bed-place occupancy rate in hotels | 49.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Car share of passenger transport | 82.5%be (Source flag be) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Car ownership | 584 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Road traffic deaths | 4.4 per 100,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) per 100,000 people | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Renewable energy share | 26.2%p (Provisional) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Renewable electricity share | 49.9%p (Provisional) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Energy import dependency | 57.3% | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 3,017.2 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 3,164.7 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Greenhouse gas emissions per person | 7.0 t CO2e per person t CO2e per person | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| Forest area | 40.1% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 21.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 11.0 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| Municipal waste generated per person | 513 kg per personi (Source flag i) kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Recycling rate of municipal waste | 49.4%i (Source flag i) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Total waste generated per person | 4,872 kg per personi (Source flag i) kg per person | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Area under organic farming | 9.1%e (Estimated) | 2020 | Eurostat |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 1.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Cereal yield | 5,329 kg per hectare kg per hectare | 2023 | World Bank |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| At-risk-of-poverty rate | 16.3% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Poverty or social exclusion rate | 20.9% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 29.2 (0 to 100) (0 to 100) | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Government debt | 81.5% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government deficit or surplus | -3.1% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Government spending | 49.4% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 2.26%e (Estimated) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| Researchers as a share of the labour force | 1.04%e (Estimated) | 2024 | Eurostat |
| European patent applications | 152.6 per million peopleep (Source flag ep) per million people | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Crime or vandalism in the area | 10.0% | 2023 | Eurostat |
| Intentional homicides | 1.0 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2015 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Cultural employment | 4.3% | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Average life satisfaction | 7.2 out of 10 out of 10 | 2025 | Eurostat |
| Women in national parliament | 33.0% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: Eurostat Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution).
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
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