The EU population is expected to decline by 11.7 per cent between 2025 and 2100, acccording to the latest population projections from Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency.
47.3 per cent of the electricity generated in the EU came from renewable energy sources in 2025, a slight increase from 2024 (47.2%), according to Eurostat.
Life expectancy at birth in the EU was 81.5 years in 2024, a 0.1-year increase from 2023, following decreases in 2020 (80.4 years) and 2021 (80.1 years) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than a third (35.4%) of online shoppers in the EU reported encountering problems while making purchases through a website or an app in 2025, according to data from Eurostat.
35.2 per cent of all managerial positions in the EU were held by women in 2024, up from 31.8% in 2014 according to figures just released by the EU’s statistics agency Eurostat.
EU countries imported €3 471 billion worth of services from non-EU countries in 2024, according to official statistics on international trade in services by modes of supply published by Eurostat.
The EU recorded a trade surplus in the last quarter of 2025, with goods exported to non-EU countries exceeding imports by €28.4 billion.
