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Welcome To Statistics Explained Statistics Explained, your guide to European statistics. Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics for everyone, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users.

Excess mortality statistics Actualisé 17/06/2025 Plus ... Environmental protection expenditure accounts Actualisé 17/06/2025 National expenditure on environmental protection (NEEP) measures the resources used by resident units in a given period for protecting the natural environment. It is calculated as a sum of current expenditure on environmental protection (EP) activities and investments for EP activities, including net transfers to the rest of the world. According to Eurostat's estimates, EU expenditure on environmental protection, measured by the NEEP aggregate, increased by 28% from 2018 to 2024; as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) (see Figure 1) NEEP remained relatively stable in the whole period, ranging between 2% and 2.2%. Plus ... Investments in environmental protection Actualisé 17/06/2025 According to Eurostat estimates, between 2006-2024 environmental protection investments in the European Union (EU) increased from €51.6 billion to €75.9 billion. Plus ... Job vacancy statistics Actualisé 16/06/2025 The job vacancy rate (not seasonally adjusted) in the euro area was 2.4% in Q1 2025, down from 2.5% in Q4 2024 and down from 2.9% in Q1 2024. In the EU, the job vacancy rate was 2.2% in Q1 2025, a decrease from 2.3% in Q4 2024 and down from 2.6% in Q1 2024, as shown in Table 1. Plus ...

Economy at regional level Source: Eurostat Plus ...