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On 31 March 2024, 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine that began on 24 February 2022, had temporary protection status in the EU.

In 2023, the value of trade (imports and exports) of agricultural products between the EU and the rest of the world reached €410.9 billion, €13.5 billion less than in 2022 (€424.4 billion), corresponding to a decrease of 3.2%.

In 2021, cancer was the leading cause of death for both men and women aged less than 65 years in the EU.

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In 2023, 118 935 non-EU citizens were refused entry into the EU territory at one of its external borders, a 16% decrease compared with 142 420 in the previous year.

In 2022, there were on average 0.56 passenger cars per inhabitant in the EU – same as in 2021. Behind this figure, notable regional differences emerge, stretching from 2.34 in Valle d’Aosta, Italy, to 0.08 in Mayotte, France.

In 2022, 891 600 people in the EU were employed as authors, journalists or linguists. This marks a 9.1% increase from the 816 800 recorded in 2017.

According to preliminary 2023 data, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years, up by 0.9 years from 2022, and 0.2 years compared with the pre-pandemic level in 2019.

To mark the upcoming Europe Day, celebrated on 9 May, Eurostat will be setting up stands in Brussels and in Luxembourg. There you can explore our interactive publications and test your knowledge of the EU with a quiz. Depending on your…

In 2023, 7.1% of employed people in the EU worked long hours in their main job.

On 1 May, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement when 10 new countries - Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia - joined the EU.

In 2022, the EU controlled 2 592 large-scale multinational enterprise (MNE) groups operating in the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries.

In 2022, an estimated 1.08 million tonnes of aquatic organisms were farmed in the EU, valued at €4.9 billion. Aquaculture involves the controlled cultivation of fish, molluscs, algae and crustaceans.

In 2022, 146 400 multinational enterprise (MNE) groups were operating in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries (EU-EFTA). They employed over 47 million people in EU-EFTA countries, or 28% of people working in the…

In 2023, 254 900 first-time asylum applicants registered in EU countries were children (persons under 18 years old), representing 24.3% of the total number of first-time asylum applications. Among those children, 17.0% were unaccompanied…

In 2022, there were 483 593 prisoners in the EU, equivalent to 108 prisoners per 100 000 people. The prisoner rate increased after the 106 prisoners per 100 000 people recorded in 2021.

In 2021, 52.6% of active enterprises of market producers classified as EU’s foreign affiliates were located outside the EU (extra-EU).

Digitalisation is changing our way of life, from everyday routines to public services and business procedures.

In 2023, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products to countries outside the EU went down by -3.5% when compared with 2022. On the other hand, EU imports increased by 6.1% in 2023.

In 2023, EU countries provided protection status to 409 485 asylum seekers, a 7% increase compared with 2022 (383 700).

In 2021, the EU recorded more than 2.17 million work accidents in agriculture, industry, construction and services to the business economy that resulted in workers being absent from work for 4 days or more. This marks an 11% increase…

Electricity and gas bills decreased in the second half of 2023, after the increase which started before the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and skyrocketed through 2022.

In 2023, more than 75% (195.7 million) of the EU's 20 to 64-year-olds were employed, the highest share recorded since the start of the time series in 2009. This marks 3 consecutive years of growth after a drop to 72% in 2020 due to the…

In 2023, 68% of girls aged 16-19 in the EU possessed basic or above-basic digital skills, noticeably exceeding the share in the general population (56%).

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In 2021, the value added of the EU’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector was equivalent to 5.5% of the EU’s gross value added: 4.7% from ICT services and 0.8% from ICT manufacturing.

The share of the EU residents purchasing printed books, magazines or newspapers online remained significantly larger than that for e-books, online magazines or online newspapers in 2023.

In 2022, overall life satisfaction in the EU averaged 7.1, based on a scale from 0 (not satisfied at all) to 10 (fully satisfied). The score was slightly down compared with 7.3 in 2018 and consistent with 7.0 in 2013.

In connection with the news releases for the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) and the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) published today, a series of related documents have been updated: Note on the stock of liabilities in trade credits…

The general government financial accounts cover transactions in financial assets and liabilities as well as the stock of financial assets and liabilities. The difference between the stock of financial assets and the stock of liabilities is…