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Euro­stat

Of­fi­cial stat­ist­ics from the EU about its mem­ber states.

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Facts

Coverage
Europe
Access
Free access
Provider
The European Uni­on
Subjects
Economics Macroeconomics Finance Society Demography Trade Industry Logistics Environment Innovation Entrepreneurship Culture

The EU’s of­fi­cial stat­ist­ics

What is Eurostat?

Eurostat is the EU’s statistical office. In collaboration with national statistical authorities, such as Statistics Denmark, it collects and harmonises statistics that cover the entire EU. The aim is to create comparable data on the economy, society, environment and development in the member states.

The EU’s data is divided into nine themes:

  • General and regional statistics
  • Economy and Finance
  • Population and social conditions
  • Industry, trade and services
  • Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
  • International trade
  • Transport
  • Environment and energy
  • Science, technology, digital society
     

Publications from Eurostat

Under “Publications” on the front page, you will find Eurostat’s own reports and analyses, grouped by the nine themes. Examples include:

These publications are helpful as background knowledge or context for assignments and research on the EU’s economic and societal development.

When is Eurostat useful?

Eurostat is a key resource for students and researchers who want to explore trends and developments in Europe and Eurostat is particularly useful when you:

  • Need to analyse and compare economic and societal data in the EU
  • Work with international comparisons
  • Need reliable and harmonised data from official sources

Help us­ing Euro­stat

Guides

Under the Help menu, you will find access to several guides.

The User Guide for the Data Browser is particularly useful before you start searching for data.

How to find data

On the Eurostat front page, you can navigate via the menu items Database or Statistical Themes, where data is organised into the nine themes.

If you are unsure which theme covers your topic, you can use Stats finder A–Z, which gives you an alphabetical overview of specific subjects.

When you search within the database structure, you can choose between two types of datasets:

  1. Detailed datasets: include all available data in a multidimensional format.
  2. Selected datasets: a smaller selection with fewer indicators and simpler tables (usually two to three dimensions).

These options determine how detailed your data extraction will be.