In 2025, there were 1.20 billion personal and professional trips by residents in the EU, a 1.4% increase from 2024 (+17 million trips).
Statistics
In 2025, 12.1% of people in the EU could not afford to participate regularly in a leisure activity. This share ranged from 3.9% in Croatia to 27.3% in Greece.
Source:
Eurostat, 7 October 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, house prices in the EU rose by 4.7%, while rents increased by 3.0% compared with the second quarter of 2025.
Source:
Eurostat, 1 October 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, 54.1% of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources, a slight decrease from 54.3% in the same period of 2025.
Source:
Eurostat, 18 September 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, labour productivity in the EU increased by 0.9% based on persons and by 0.8% based on hours worked, compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
Source:
Eurostat, 7 September 2026
The EU’s gross domestic product (GDP) was valued at €18.8 trillion in 2025.
Source:
Eurostat, 6 August 2026
In 2024, environmental tax revenue in the EU amounted to €371.9 billion compared with €350.4 billion in 2023, marking a 6.1% increase (+€21.4 billion).
Source:
Eurostat, 22 July 2026
In 2025, the employment rate of young adults aged 20-34 who recently graduated from upper secondary or tertiary levels of education in the EU was 83.0%, up from 82.3% in 2024.
Source:
Eurostat, 15 June 2026
In 2024, 95.0% of children between the age of 3 and the compulsory starting age for primary education in EU countries were in pre-primary education, up from 91.2% in 2014.
Source:
Eurostat, 18 May 2026
In 2025, out of 203.1 million households in the EU, only 47.4 million, or 23.4%, included children.
Source:
Eurostat, 13 May 2026