Populations are projected to grow in almost three out of five urban regions of the European Union (EU), whereas they are likely to shrink in four out of five rural regions by 2050.
Statistics
The social distancing measures that were introduced as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to work from home.
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Eurostat, 17 May 2021
To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have taken a variety of restrictive measures since the beginning of 2020.
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Eurostat, 12 May 2021
The EU household saving rate continued with a large year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter of 2020, climbing +6.6 percentage points (pp) higher than it was one year ago.
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Eurostat, 10 May 2021
Since early 2020, restrictive measures have been taken to slow down the spread of COVID-19.
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Eurostat, 6 May 2021
Economic activity, and therefore the labour market across the EU, has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eurostat, 28 April 2021
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and the government measures to curb its spread affected the labour market in the EU.
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Eurostat, 22 April 2021
In the fourth quarter of 2020, the labour market in the EU continued to show indications of a potential recovery.
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Eurostat, 15 April 2021
In 2020, exports and imports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased (blue dots in the visual below) in the vast majority of the EU Member States - despite the general decrease in trade
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Eurostat, 9 April 2021
In the last three months prior to the 2020 survey on the use of ICT in households and by individuals, one in two EU citizens (55%) aged 16-74 reported that they had sought online health information
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Eurostat, 6 April 2021