In the first half of 2026, average gas prices for EU households fell to €0.11 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).

In 2025, 89.7% of young people aged 16 to 29 in the EU perceived their health as good or very good. This was clearly higher than the share in the total population aged 16 and over, at 67.9%.

In 2024, 81.5 million tonnes of packaging waste were generated in the EU, or 181.0 kg per inhabitant.

In 2025, the EU imported €45.1 billion of hybrid and electric cars, a 4% increase compared with 2024 (€43.4 billion). Exports rose to €64.7 billion, up 10% compared with 2024 (€58.7 billion).

In 2025, there were 1.20 billion personal and professional trips by residents in the EU, a 1.4% increase from 2024 (+17 million trips).

In 2025, 12.1% of people in the EU could not afford to participate regularly in a leisure activity. This share ranged from 3.9% in Croatia to 27.3% in Greece.