The uptake of digital technologies by businesses has the potential to improve services and products as well as to increase competitiveness. The crisis caused by COVID-19 has also shown that digitalization is a crucial tool to improving the economic resilience of businesses. In 2020, only 1% of EU enterprises with at least 10 persons employed reached a […]
Signs of recovery of the tourism sector in summer 2021
In the summer of 2021, tourism showed signs of recovery following the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. August 2021 showed the most promising signs of recovery to pre-COVID figures in terms of the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation establishments in the EU, such as hotels, holiday and other short-stay accommodation, and campsites. August 2021 recorded a 20% decline when compared with […]
1 in 4 children in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion
In 2020, 24.2% of children (less than 18 years old) in the EU were at risk of poverty or social exclusion compared with 21.7% of adults (18–64) and 20.4% of older people (65 or over). Factors influencing the risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU in 2020 included: work intensity: 71.9% of the population aged less than […]
8% of EU population unable to keep home adequately warm
An EU-wide survey concluded that in 2020, 8% of the EU population said that they were unable to keep their home adequately warm. The situation varied across the EU Member States with the largest share of people saying that they were unable to keep their home adequately warm in Bulgaria (27%), followed by Lithuania (23%), Cyprus (21%), […]
5.9% of EU citizens lived in dark dwellings in 2020
In 2020, 5.9% of people in the EU reported not having enough daylight in their dwelling, meaning their dwelling seemed too dark and was viewed as a problem for the household. Access to daylight in dwellings helps improve the health and wellbeing, while it can also help improve energy efficiency by reducing the need for artificial lighting. […]
66% of women in the EU aged 50-69 got a mammogram
In 2019, two-thirds (66%) of women aged between 50 and 69 years in the EU reported that they had received a mammogram (breast examination by X-ray) within the previous two years, according to the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) survey. At national level, Sweden (95%), Finland (92%), Denmark (82%), Portugal (81%), Luxembourg and the Netherlands (both 78%) recorded the highest […]
One in five people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion
In 2020, there were 96.5 million people in the EU at risk of poverty or social exclusion, representing 21.9% of the population. This information comes from data published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on the living conditions in Europe – poverty and social exclusion, accompanied by an […]
Evolution of electriciy prices
The price of electricity continues to rise in Europe. The cause of this phenomenon stems from several supply and demand factors, one of the most important of which is the shortage of natural gas and the sudden reactivation of demand, linked to a reduced supply of CO2 emission allowances. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]
SMEs weight in EU’s international trade in goods
In 2019, 99% of importing enterprises in total trade (intra-EU and extra-EU) were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), while this share was only slightly lower for exporting enterprises (98%). For both importing and exporting enterprises, this value remained almost unchanged between 2015 and 2019. Micro enterprises represented the highest share of importing enterprises (77%), significantly higher than […]