In 2023, the number of housing transactions decreased in 13 out of the 16 EU countries for which data are available, compared with 2022. This marks the second consecutive year that the majority of reporting countries have registered drops in sales. The largest decreases in the number of transactions in 2023 were recorded in Luxembourg (-43.3%), Austria (-26.4%), Hungary and Finland (each -24.5%). In contrast, increases were registered in Cyprus (+31.0%), Poland (+3.9%) and Ireland (+0.6%). Source dataset: prc_hpi_hsna The year before, in 2022, 10 out of 16 reporting countries registered decreases in the number of sales. The largest decrease…
Author: Eurostat
In 2023, there were 362 400 professional firefighters in the EU, representing 0.18% of total EU employment. Compared with 2022, the number of firefighters increased by 3 200. Among the 21 EU countries with available data, the highest shares of firefighters in total employment were registered in Croatia (0.49%), followed by Estonia and Greece (both 0.39%). The lowest shares were registered in the Netherlands (0.05%), Finland, Slovenia and Sweden (both 0.13%). At the EU level, firefighters aged 30 to 49 made up 61% of all firefighters. Among them, the largest subgroups were those aged 40 to 44 (65 600 firefighters),…
In 2023, the total government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) across the EU stood at €123 684 million, equivalent to 0.73% of GDP. This was a 5.3% increase compared with 2022 (€117 424 million) and a 54.8% increase compared with 2013 (€79 886 million). This information comes from data on government budget allocations for R&D (GBARD) published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article. In 2023, government budget allocations for R&D at the EU level stood at €275.6 per person, a 53.3% increase compared with 2013 (€181.0 per person). The highest…