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Date: December 2, 2024 Messenger services: German user rate significantly lower than EU average

80% of 16- to 74-year-olds in Germany use messenger services such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram. The highest rate was recorded in the Netherlands.

Date: December 2, 2024 One in five enterprises provide IT training for their employees

In the EU, 22% of enterprises offer training on IT-related topics for their employees in 2024 – with big differences between countries.

Date: November 7, 2024 Germany has highest health expenditure in EU

In 2022, current health expenditure in Germany amounted to 12.6% of its gross domestic product (GDP). This was the highest share of all 27 EU Member States.

Date: September 17, 2024 9.6 million people across the EU working in hotels and restaurants

The hospitality industry employs around 9.6 million people in the EU. Particulary in popular tourist destinations such as Greece, Spain and Cyprus, the hotel and restaurant industry is of great importance for the labour market.

Date: September 13, 2024 Women in executive positions: Germany below EU average

In 2023, 29% of the executive positions in Germany were held by women.

Date: July 17, 2024 Organic farming

The proportion of agricultural land designated to organic farming is slowly increasing within the EU. However, organic livestock is still very much a niche market.

Date: July 12, 2024 After the COVID-19 pandemic: EU air traffic still slightly below 2019 levels in 2023

EU-wide air traffic is recovering after the coronavirus pandemic. In Germany, around 21% fewer passengers were counted in 2023 than in 2019.

Date: February 1, 2024 April 2025: EU unemployment rate at 5.9%

Germany has one of the lowest unemployment rates within the EU-27. 3.6% of the labour force (15- to 74-year-olds) were unemployed in April 2025. In the EU-27 a total of 12.9 million citizens were without employment.

Date: May 15, 2024 Demography of Europe - 2025 interactive edition

This publication with short texts and interactive visualisations shows many interesting aspects of demographic statistics.

Date: January 31, 2024 Migration and asylum in Europe - 2023 interactive edition

This publication with short texts and interactive visualisations presents European statistics on migration and asylum.