STAT/08/75 2 June 2008 Europe in Figures - Eurostat Yearbook 2008 The diversity of the EU through statistics What was the population growth in the EU27 over the last 10 years? In which Member State is it most common to own a house? Which Member State has the highest hourly labour cost? Which Member States are the most popular tourist destinations? The answers to these questions and to many more can be found in the 12 th edition of the Eurostat Yearbook 1, published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. Europe in Figures - Eurostat Yearbook 2008 provides users of official statistics with an overview of the wealth of information that is available on Eurostat's web site 2 and within its online databases. It shows how key indicators have developed during the last eleven years in the EU27, the euro area, the Member States and the Candidate countries. Data for the EFTA countries, the US and Japan are included when available. The 2008 Yearbook has fifteen main chapters on different statistical areas. The first chapter puts demographic change in the spotlight. The other chapters cover all major statistical domains: economy, education, health, living conditions and welfare, labour market, industry and services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, international trade, transport, environment, energy, science and technology, Europe's regions and finally a chapter devoted to the links between statistics and European policies. An annex contains a useful glossary and details of the nomenclatures used. The paper version of the Eurostat Yearbook is accompanied by a CD-ROM which contains the yearbook in pdf format, as well as the tables and graphs in Excel format. This News Release presents a selection of the statistics found in the Yearbook. Population change between 1997 and 2007 ranged from -8% in Bulgaria to +18% in Ireland The population of the EU27 reached 495 million in 2007, compared with 479 million in 1997, a growth of 3.4%. The Member State with the highest population growth was Ireland (+18.0%), followed by Cyprus (+16.9%), Luxembourg (+14.2%) and Spain (+12.5%). The population fell in eight Member States, with the largest declines in Bulgaria (-7.9%), Latvia (-6.7%) and Lithuania (-5.7%). In 2005, the world population was 6.5 billion, more than double than the 3.0 billion recorded in 1960. The share of the EU27 has, however, declined from 13.3% in 1960 to 7.5% in 2005.
Total population, on 1 January, in thousands 1997 2007 Growth 1997-2007, % EU27 478 630 495 129 3.4 Belgium 10 170 10 585 4.1 Bulgaria 8 341 7 679-7.9 Czech Republic 10 309 10 287-0.2 Denmark 5 275 5 447 3.3 Germany 82 012 82 315 0.4 Estonia 1 406 1 342-4.5 Ireland 3 655 4 315 18.0 Greece 10 745 11 172 4.0 Spain 39 525 44 475 12.5 France* 59 726 63 392 6.1 Italy 56 876 59 131 4.0 Cyprus 666 779 16.9 Latvia 2 445 2 281-6.7 Lithuania 3 588 3 385-5.7 Luxembourg 417 476 14.2 Hungary 10 301 10 066-2.3 Malta 374 408 9.1 Netherlands 15 567 16 358 5.1 Austria 7 965 8 299 4.2 Poland 38 639 38 125-1.3 Portugal 10 073 10 599 5.2 Romania 22 582 21 565-4.5 Slovenia 1 987 2 010 1.2 Slovakia 5 379 5 394 0.3 Finland 5 132 5 277 2.8 Sweden 8 844 9 113 3.0 United Kingdom 58 239 60 853 4.5 Croatia 4 572 4 441-2.9 Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1 991 2 042 2.5 Turkey 63 485 73 423 15.7 Iceland 270 308 14.0 Liechtenstein 31 35 12.9 Norway 4 393 4 681 6.6 Switzerland 7 081 7 509 6.0 * Including overseas departments Proportion of home owners twice as high in Estonia and Lithuania than in Germany Almost two thirds of EU25 households owned their homes in 2005 and the remaining third were tenants. In all Member States, except Germany (44% owners), there was a majority of owners. Over 80% of households owned their homes in Estonia and Lithuania (both 88%), Hungary (87%), Spain (83%) and Slovenia (82%), while after Germany the share of owners was lowest in Austria (52% owners), the Netherlands and Poland (both 54%), Denmark and France (both 58%).
Tenure status of households, in %, 2005 Owner Tenant** EU25* 62.7 37.3 Belgium 66.6 33.5 Bulgaria : : Czech Republic 70.6 29.4 Denmark 58.2 41.8 Germany 44.3 55.7 Estonia 88.0 12.0 Ireland 77.7 22.3 Greece 73.2 26.8 Spain 83.3 16.8 France 58.3 41.7 Italy 71.9 28.1 Cyprus 68.3 31.7 Latvia 76.7 23.3 Lithuania 87.8 12.2 Luxembourg 69.4 30.6 Hungary 86.5 13.5 Malta 75.0 25.0 Netherlands 54.3 45.7 Austria 51.6 48.4 Poland 54.4 45.6 Portugal 72.9 27.1 Romania : : Slovenia 81.6 18.4 Slovakia 77.4 22.7 Finland 66.0 34.0 Sweden 60.6 39.4 United Kingdom 68.5 31.5 Iceland 82.5 17.5 Norway 75.8 24.2 : Data not available * Data for Bulgaria and Romania are not available ** Includes also rents at reduced rates and rent-free Labour costs in 2006 varied by one to twenty in the EU27 Expressed in euro, the average hourly labour cost 3 in the EU27 in 2006 was 20.35. Sweden ( 32.16) had the highest hourly labour cost in 2006, followed by Denmark ( 31.98 in 2005), Luxembourg ( 31.98) and Belgium ( 31.58). Bulgaria ( 1.65), Romania ( 2.68), Latvia ( 3.41) and Lithuania ( 4.21) had the lowest. Within the structure of the labour costs, the highest share of social security costs paid by the employer was found in Sweden (30.6%), followed by Belgium (30.3%) and France (28.6%) and the lowest shares in Malta (6.9%), Denmark (10.9%), Slovenia (13.4%) and Cyprus (15.1%).
Hourly labour costs and structure of labour costs, 2006 Average hourly labour costs* ( ) Total wages and salaries Structure of labour costs**, % Social security paid by employer Other labour costs EU27 20.35 : : : Belgium 31.58 69.2 30.3 0.5 Bulgaria 1.65 78.5 20.9 0.7 Czech Republic 7.14 72.6 26.1 1.3 Denmark 31.98 86.7 10.9 2.4 Germany 27.70 76.3 23.3 0.4 Estonia 5.50 73.6 25.1 1.3 Ireland : : : : Greece 13.37 78.8 21.7 0.0 Spain 15.77 73.4 24.9 1.7 France 30.31 67.1 28.6 4.3 Italy 21.39 : : : Cyprus 11.98 84.9 15.1 0.0 Latvia 3.41 78.7 20.6 0.8 Lithuania 4.21 71.5 28.2 0.3 Luxembourg 31.98 83.9 15.2 0.9 Hungary 6.34 69.1 26.9 4.0 Malta 8.69 93.1 6.9 0.0 Netherlands 27.41 76.9 21.0 2.1 Austria 26.67 73.2 24.0 2.8 Poland 6.03 80.2 16.6 3.3 Portugal 10.97 77.5 21.2 1.3 Romania 2.68 72.1 26.1 1.8 Slovenia 11.29 82.6 13.4 4.0 Slovakia 5.33 75.0 24.1 0.9 Finland 27.39 78.0 20.8 1.2 Sweden 32.16 66.2 30.6 3.3 United Kingdom 24.47 79.2 18.4 2.5 Iceland 32.37 83.6 16.4 0.0 Switzerland 33.81 83.5 14.9 1.6 : Data not available * Full-time employees in enterprises with 10 or more employees in industry and services; Greece: 2003; Italy: 2004; EU27, Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom: 2005. ** Greece: 2003; Denmark, the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom: 2005. Spain, Italy and France had highest numbers of nights spent in hotels by non-residents There were 1.3 billion nights spent in hotels and other collective accommodation establishments by residents in their own countries in the EU27 in 2006. Germany (298 million nights, 22% of the EU27 total) had the highest number, followed by Italy (210 million, 16%), France (192 million, 14%) and the United Kingdom (175 million, 13%). In addition, there were almost 1 billion nights spent by non-residents in hotels and other collective accommodation in the Member States of the EU27 in 2006. Spain (225 million nights, 24% of the EU27 total) recorded the highest number, followed by Italy (160 million, 17%) and France (106 million, 11%). The tourism intensity (total number of nights spent by residents and non-residents per inhabitant) was 4.7 in the EU27 in 2006. The highest intensity was found in Cyprus (18.8), Malta (18.3), Austria (11.9) and Spain (8.7), and the lowest in Lithuania and Romania (both 0.9), Poland (1.3) and Latvia (1.4).
Tourism indicators, 2006 1 000 nights spent in hotels and other collective accomodation*: Residents Non-residents Tourism intensity** (resident+non-resident nights per inhabitant) EU27 1 349 197 955 303 4.7 Belgium 13 332 16 039 2.8 Bulgaria 5 410 11 945 2.2 Czech Republic 21 358 20 090 4.0 Denmark 17 814 9 490 4.8 Germany 298 277 52 947 4.3 Estonia 1 523 3 020 3.4 Ireland 12 003 21 652 8.0 Greece 14 741 43 055 5.0 Spain 154 757 224 518 8.7 France 191 616 105 865 4.7 Italy 209 904 159 026 6.0 Cyprus 1 128 13 310 18.8 Latvia 1 242 1 872 1.4 Lithuania 1 422 1 514 0.9 Luxembourg 211 2 400 5.7 Hungary 9 606 10 779 2.0 Malta 315 7 092 18.3 Netherlands 57 057 25 210 4.9 Austria 28 113 70 017 11.9 Poland 40 680 10 555 1.3 Portugal 18 680 26 842 4.1 Romania 15 750 3 242 0.9 Slovenia 3 116 4 332 3.7 Slovakia 5 953 5 058 2.0 Finland 13 165 5 004 3.5 Sweden 36 754 10 943 5.3 United Kingdom 175 272 88 214 4.4 Croatia 4 487 32 858 8.4 Iceland 723 1 688 8.0 Lichtenstein 15 155 4.9 Norway 19 567 7 921 5.9 * Nights spent both for business and tourism in hotels and similar accommodation and in other collective accommodation establishments. ** Ratio of nights spent both for business and tourism by residents and non-residents in hotels and similar establishments and other collective accommodation establishments per inhabitant. Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Croatia: 2005. 1. Europe in figures - Eurostat Yearbook 2008 The English PDF-version is available free of charge on the Eurostat website http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat. The French and German versions of the PDF version, as well as the printed paper version in English, French and German will become available shortly. Due to revisions of data, updates have been made in some of the tables above, compared with the figures in the Yearbook. 2. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat 3. Labour costs are the total costs borne by employers for the purpose of employing staff. They include employee compensation (including wages, salaries in cash and in kind, employer's social security contributions), vocational training costs, other expenditure (such as recruitment costs and spending on working clothes) and employment taxes regarded as labour costs minus any subsidies received. Issued by: Eurostat Press Office Tim ALLEN Louise CORSELLI-NORDBLAD Tel: +352-4301-33 444 mailto:eurostat-pressoffice@ec.europa.eu Eurostat news releases on the Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat