In 2023, there were around 499 000 prisoners in the EU, indicating a 3.2% increase compared with 2022. There were 111 prisoners per 100 000 people, slightly more than in 2022, when this rate was 108. In the period between 1993 and 2023, ...
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In 2023, 868 700 people in the EU were employed as authors, journalists or linguists. The number of people employed in these professions decreased by 2.5% compared with 2022. In 2023, Germany employed the largest number of authors, ...
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In 2023, road traffic accidents claimed the lives of 20 380 people in the EU, a 1.3% decrease compared with 2022 (20 652 fatalities). In 2020, the number of fatalities had dropped sharply to 18 830 fatalities, which was attributed to ...
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In 2024, EU countries granted protection status to 437 900 asylum seekers, a 7% increase compared with 2023 (409 530). Among these persons, 42% received refugee status, 39% were given subsidiary protection, and 19% received humanitarian ...
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In 2023, girls aged 16-19 in the EU showed higher levels of digital content creation skills than the general population. The majority of girls copied or moved files between folders, devices or on the cloud (78.6% of all girls aged ...
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In 2023, there were 3 930 intentional homicides in the EU recorded by the police. It was an increase of 1.5% compared with 2022. However, there has been a slightly downward trend in the past decade and the number fell by 15.2% compared ...
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