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Date: April 28, 2022 Switzerland is most common European destination for German emigrants

Of all European countries, Switzerland remains the most popular destination for German emigrants: at the beginning of 2022, approximately 311,300 German citizens resided in the Alpine republic.

Date: April 5, 2022 European Union: Consumer prices

The consumer price index, which is harmonised within the EU (including the inflation rate) plays an important role in the assessment of overall economic development.

Date: December 7, 2021 15% of 15-24 year olds in the EU smoke regularly

In the European Union, around 15% of young people aged 15-24 smoked every day in 2019. In Germany, 18% of 15-24 year olds smoked regularly, according to EU statistics office Eurostat.

Date: March 26, 2021 German regions within EU ranking

This table covers information on gross domestic product per capita in german EU-Regions

Date: November 20, 2020 Economic growth in the EU

GDP is the most important economic indicator and is indicative of a country's economic situation. It measures the economic performance of a country over a given period. This page offers access to the most recent quarterly data for EU countries.

Date: October 23, 2020 61% of employed persons in the EU have no influence on their working hours

The majority of employed persons in the European Union (EU) has no say in how their working hours are organized. In 2019, 61% of the 15-74 year old workforce had working hours which were determined either by employers, customers, orders or …

Date: May 25, 2020 International mortality statistics

Death rates fluctuate within a given year and from one year to the next. Influencial factors include aspects auch as the severity of a flu season or the length of a seasonal heat wave. The number of deaths also depends on the size of the population …

Date: April 29, 2020 European statistics on mortality

Within a given year mortality rates are subject to seasonal variation. The figures also differ significantly from one year to the next, for example depending on the severity of a flu epidemic or a heat wave. The number of deaths also depends on the …

Date: March 25, 2019 Data by topic

Date: March 23, 2019 Focus on Europe

The EU is facing a number of challenges, including the ageing of society, the question of social cohesion, the opportunities arising from increasing digitalization and climate change. How are the EU and its Member States faring as far as these topics …

Date: March 22, 2019 EU Member States

Date: January 14, 2019 About us

Eurostat bietet eine sehr große Menge an vergleichbaren Statistiken zur Europäischen Union und den Mitgliedstaaten in seiner kostenfreien Online-Datenbank an. Wenn Sie bei der Suche nach Zahlen zu Europa Hilfe benötigen, stehen wir Ihnen zur …

Date: January 14, 2019 Media

Press release No. N 067 of 17 November 2022 10.5% of Germany's population lived in overcrowded dwellings in 2021

400,000 new dwellings, including 100,000 social dwellings, will be constructed every year to counteract the lack of affordable dwellings, according to Federal Government plans. Roughly 8.6% million people in Germany lived in overcrowded dwellings in …

Press release No. N 063 of 21 October 2022 2.6 million people did not have a sufficiently heated home in 2021, due to a lack of money

Now that the cold season is coming, the continuing high energy prices dramatically increase the costs of heating. But even before the energy crisis started as a result of the war in Ukraine, not everyone was able to afford sufficient heating. …

Press release No. N 058 of 15 September 2022 Car density at record high in 2021

The number of cars in Germany is rising despite the public debate on a mobility transition. Car density has risen continuously in the past ten years. There were 580 passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, which is a record high. This is …

Press release No. N 057 of 12 September 2022 Petrol and diesel fuel cost more in Germany again than in all neighbouring EU countries

As the fuel discount ended, motor fuel prices in Germany went up once more, with filling stations in Germany again charging more for petrol and diesel fuel recently than the petrol stations in all EU countries neighbouring Germany. Drivers in Germany …

Press release No. N 051 of 11 August 2022 International Youth Day: half of the 15 to 24 year olds mainly lived on the income of family members in 2021

Looking at how young people live often leads to the question how they make their living. The fact that most of the 15 to 24 year olds are still in school, university or training has an impact on their financial situation. To mark the International …

Press release No. N 049 of 1 August 2022 10 year high: nearly one third of the 15 to 24 year olds no longer lived in their parents’ household in 2021

Having reached adulthood, many young people also move out of the parental home sooner or later. Although rising rents and the Covid-19 pandemic made it more difficult in the last few years to take that step, more young people between 15 and 24 years …

Press release No. N048 of 29 July 2022 June 2022: number of air passengers more than tripled compared with June 2021

Approximately 16.3 million air passengers arrived at, or departed from, the 23 largest commercial airports in Germany in June 2022. Their number has more than tripled (+215.1%) compared with June 2021, according to the Federal Statistical Office ( …