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Record drop in children being born in the EU in 2023

Record drop in children being born in the EU in 2023

In 2023, 3.67 million babies were born in the EU, a 5.4% decrease from the 3.88 million in 2022. This is the largest annual decline recorded since 1961. The total fertility rate in 2023 was 1.38 live births per woman in the EU, down ...

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Total market production decreased in December 2024

Total market production decreased in December 2024

In December 2024, the total market production decreased by 0.2% in the EU and by 0.4% in the euro area compared with the previous month. The total market production index (TMPI) is a composite indicator that combines 4 short-term ...

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33.4% of parliamentarians across EU are women

33.4% of parliamentarians across EU are women

In 2024, women held one-third (33.4%) of the seats in national parliaments across the EU, marking a 5.6 percentage points (pp) increase compared with 2014. Sweden (45.6%), Finland (45.5%) and Denmark (44.7%) had the highest shares of ...

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More women reported needs for medical examination

More women reported needs for medical examination

In 2023, 65.7% of people in the EU aged 16 or above reported needing medical examination or treatment. This share was lower for men (62.1%) than for women (69.1%), resulting in a 7.0 percentage points (pp) gap. The share of people in ...

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3.7 million women held managerial positions in 2023

3.7 million women held managerial positions in 2023

In 2023, 3.7 million women in the EU held a managerial position, up from 3.1 million in 2014, according to the EU Labour Force Survey, the main source for labour market statistics in EU. This means that although women represented almost ...

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EU renewable energy for heating and cooling reaches 26%

EU renewable energy for heating and cooling reaches 26%

The use of renewable energy sources in heating and cooling continues to increase in the EU, with the share of energy from renewables in those areas reaching 26.2% in 2023, the highest value since the time series started in 2004 (11.7%). ...

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