Data from the labour force survey, collected from old-age pensioners in the EU in 2023, show that 56.4% of self-employed worked after having received their first old-age pension.
Statistics
According to the EU statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) 2024, based on 2023 income, 16.2% of the EU population was at risk of poverty.
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Eurostat, 19 June 2025
In 2024, employment inequalities linked to disability, gender and origin were recorded in the EU.
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Eurostat, 27 May 2025
In the EU, GDP up by 0.3% and employment up by 0.2%
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Eurostat, 15 May 2025
In the second half of 2024, average electricity prices for households in the EU remained largely stable, with a slight decrease to €28.72 per 100 kWh from €28.89 in the first half of 2024.
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Eurostat, 6 May 2025
In 2024, 75.8% (197.6 million people) of the EU’s 20 to 64-year-olds were employed. The employment rate was up 0.5 percentage points (pp) compared with 2023 and 1.2 pp compared with 2022.
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Eurostat, 15 April 2025
The household saving rate in the euro area was at 15.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024 (same rate as in the third quarter of 2024), which is explained by consumption and gross disposable income incr
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Eurostat, 4 April 2025
In 2024, the EU trade in goods balance registered a surplus of €147 billion, representing a €113 billion increase compared with 2023 (€34 billion).
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Eurostat, 27 March 2025
In 2023, life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.4 years, marking an increase of 0.8 years from 2022.
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Eurostat, 14 March 2025
In January 2025, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2%, stable compared with December 2024 and down from 6.5% in January 2024.
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Eurostat, 4 March 2025