In 2022, social protection sickness and healthcare expenditure, measured as a percentage of GDP, stood at 8.1% at EU level, reflecting 0.4 percentage points (pp) decrease compared with 2021 (8.5%).
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In 2021, the EU had 31 million enterprises, employing 156 million persons. Of that total, 98% (30.3 million) were micro and small enterprises with each employing up to 49 persons.
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Eurostat, 9 November 2023
There were 9.1 million farms in the EU in 2020, the vast majority of which (an estimated 93%) can be classified as family farms (i.e.
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Eurostat, 24 October 2023
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 ‘Sustainable cities and communities’ promotes the renewal and planning of cities and other human settlements while offering opportunities for all, with acc
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Eurostat, 9 October 2023
Following a strong increase in energy imports in the EU between 2021 and 2022, the scenario is different in 2023, with imports dropping for the second quarter in a row when compared with the same p
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Eurostat, 25 September 2023
In 2022, the usual working week for people aged 20-64 in the EU averaged 37.5 hours.
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Eurostat, 20 September 2023
In the first quarter of 2023, industrial producer prices fell by 2.2% compared with the last quarter of 2022.
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Eurostat, 18 July 2023
After a decline in population in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU’s population increased in 2022, from 446.7 million on 1 January 2022 to 448.4 persons on 1 January
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Eurostat, 11 July 2023
In the first quarter of 2023, among people aged 15-64 who were not in education, slightly more than 8 in 10 were in the labour force (81.8%).
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Eurostat, 5 July 2023
In 2022, nearly 30% of employed people in the EU aged 15-74 reported using digital devices for the entirety or most of their working time.
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Eurostat, 27 June 2023