In 2025, 89.7% of young people aged 16 to 29 in the EU perceived their health as good or very good. This was clearly higher than the share in the total population aged 16 and over, at 67.9%.
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In 2024, 81.5 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU, or 181.0 kg per inhabitant.
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Eurostat, 22 October 2026
In 2025, the EU imported €45.1 billion of hybrid and electric cars, a 4% increase compared with 2024 (€43.4 billion). Exports rose to €64.7 billion, up 10% compared with 2024 (€58.7 billion).
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Eurostat, 13 October 2026
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).
Source:
Eurostat, 9 Οκτωβρίου 2026
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.
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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.
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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