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Date: June 5, 2025 7.4 million EU citizens working in other EU Member States
Freedom of movement within the European Union enables EU citizens to take up employment in all member states.
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Date: June 3, 2025 Greece, Italy and Croatia were the most popular European holiday destinations in 2023
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is the most popular holiday region in Germany. Touristic centres in Greece, Italy and Croatia are leaders in the EU-wide ranking.
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Date: May 19, 2025 EU Business Cycle Monitor
Interactive graphics and statistics on the current economic situation in the EU states.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Overcrowded households
In 2024, 11,5% of Germany’s population lived in overcrowded dwellings. This means that the household had too few rooms compared to the number of inhabitants. In the EU, the average was significantly higher.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Germany: 12.0% living in households overburdened by housing costs
In 2024, 12.0% of Germany’s population lived in households which were overburdened by housing costs – i.e. they spent more than 40% of the total disposable household income on housing.
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Date: May 5, 2025 Working poor: at-risk-of-poverty rate among employed persons
In 2024, 6.5% of all employed persons in Germany were living below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. Employees with temporary contracts and part-time workers were disproportionately affected.
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Date: May 5, 2025 Germany has the highest proportion of rental tenants in the EU
In 2024, more than half of the population (52.8%) of Germany lived in rented accommodation.
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Date: April 29, 2025 Government deficit: 16 EU member states do not exceed 3% of GDP
The EU Stability and Growth Pact stipulates that Eurozone members must adhere to certain rules and ensure budgetary discipline. The annual government deficit is not to exceed 3% of the gross domestic product. The public debt must not exceed 60% of GDP.
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Date: April 14, 2025 Bee colonies: worldwide population on the rise
Bees not only provide honey but are also irreplaceable as pollinators of many plants in agriculture, fruit growing and horticulture. The worldwide population is on the rise.
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Date: March 3, 2025 Electric cars: low number of new registrations
In Germany, consumers are still fairly reluctant to purchase electric cars. In 2023, only 18.4% or 524,219 of 2,844,609 newly registered passenger cars ran on electricity.
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Date: February 21, 2025 Public transport: most popular in Austria and Hungary
In 2022, travel by bus, tram, metro and rail accounted for 18% of motorized passenger transport in the EU. Germany’s public transport share is below EU average.
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Date: January 17, 2025 606kg municipal waste per capita in 2022: Germany above EU average
In 2022, the municipal waste per inhabitant in Germany amounted to a total of 606 kilograms. This was significantly above the EU average of 513 kilograms.
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Date: January 16, 2025 Germany in the European Union: Key figures 2025
How is the labour market doing? Which country was top of the field in terms of economic growth last year? Which Member State invests most in education? Compare the key economic, environmental and social indicators for Germany and all other EU states.
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Date: January 14, 2025 Businesses with high speed broadband: Germany above EU average
Of all enterprises with at least 10 employees in Germany, 93% had high-speed web access in 2024. Compared to other EU Member States, this places Germany above the EU average.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Social issues and living conditions
Current Eurostat statistics on people at risk of poverty or social exclusion, at-risk-of-poverty rate, overburding by housing cost and inability to face unexpected financial expenses in the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Environment and energy
Current Eurostat statistics on greenhouse gas emissions, energy dependency and renewable energy of the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Population
Current Eurostat statistics on population, population projections, children per woman and life expectancy in the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Education
Current Eurostat statistics on pupils per teacher, early leavers from education, tertiary educational attainment and public education expenditure and research and development (R&D) expenditure of the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
Current Eurostat statistics on gross value added in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, organic farming, roundwood production and fishing in the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Foreign trade in goods
Current Eurostat statistics on EU foreign trade in goods (exports, imports, foreign trade balance).
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Date: May 6, 2025 Health
Current Eurostat statistics on hospital beds, deaths due to cancer and healthy life years in the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Industry, trade and services
Current Eurostat statistics on gross value added in industry, manucturing production index, retail trade turnover and building permits of the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Labour market
Current Eurostat statistics on employment and unemployment in the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 General and regional statistics
Current Eurostat statistics on land area, gross domestic product (GDP), unemployment rate, online shopping and broadband connection for the EU countries.
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Date: May 6, 2025 Science and technology
Current Eurostat statistics on gross domestic expenditure on Research and Development (R&D), share of women researchers, internet use and broadband access in the EU countries.
