During the early part of 2020 the tourism industry suffered as a result of travel restrictions implemented in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Statistics
In 2019 more than half (61.3%) of employed people in the EU travelled less than 30 minutes from home to work, i.e. commuted one-way and without any detours.
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Eurostat, 21 Οctober 2020
In 2018 there were 4.25 million live births across the EU.
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Eurostat, 21 Οctober 2020
In 2020, among the 26 EU Member States for which data are available, there were 168.000 more deaths during weeks 10-26 (March – June) than the average number of deaths during the same period over t
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Eurostat, 19 October 2020
In 2019, 21.1% of the population in the European Union (EU), equivalent to 92.4 million people, were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, slightly down from 2018 (21.6%).
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Eurostat, 16 Οctober 2020
To prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world have taken a variety of restrictive measures.
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Eurostat, 15 October 2020
In the second quarter 2020, a total of 40.9 million persons were absent from work in the EU, an increase of 18.6 million compared to the first quarter 2020.
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Eurostat, 8 October 2020
In 2018, the life expectancy of a newborn in the EU was 81.0 years. This figure was 5.5 years higher for women (83.7 years) than men (78.2 years).
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Eurostat, 30 September 2020
During the second quarter of 2020, some 46.500 first-time asylum seekers applied for international protection in the Member States of the European Union (EU).
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Eurostat, 22 September 2020
In July 2020, a month marked by some relaxation of COVID-19 containment measures in many Member States, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 7.9%, up from 7.7% in June 2020.
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Eurostat, 1 September 2020