The number of women working as scientists and engineers in the EU has been on the rise. Data show an increase from 3.4 million in 2008 to 5.2 million in 2014, reaching 7.9 million in 2024.
Statistics
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Eurostat, 11 February 2026
In 2024, 9.2% of the EU population was not able to keep their home adequately warm. Compared with 2023, this represents an improvement of 1.4 percentage point (pp).
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Eurostat, 2 February 2026
In the third quarter of 2025, house prices in the EU went up by 5.5%, while rents increased by 3.1%, compared with the third quarter of 2024.
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Eurostat, 9 January 2026
In 2025, the index of agricultural labour productivity in the EU increased by an estimated 9.
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Eurostat, 17 December 2025
In 2025, 32.7% of people aged 16-74 in the EU used generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools.
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Eurostat, 16 December 2025
In 2023, the EU’s total agricultural output was valued at €537 billion.
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Eurostat, 28 November 2025
In 2023, the EU spent €1 720 billion in healthcare expenditure, equivalent to 10.0% of the EU’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Source:
Eurostat, 17 November 2025
Risk of poverty does not only affect people living in households with low work intensity or people without employment.
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Eurostat, 3 November 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, 10.8% of employed people aged 20-64 in the EU worked more than 45 hours per week in their main and second job combined.
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Eurostat, 7 October 2025
In the second quarter of 2025, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU, compared with the previous quarter.
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Eurostat, 5 September 2025