36 European countries compared for 2025, eu average 1.4 %. Eurostat data.
Across 36 countries, the highest value is in Ireland (8.0 %) and the lowest in Germany (0.2 %).
Half of the countries are above 2.0 % and half below.
The EU average is 1.4 %; 21 of 36 countries are above it.
For the EU as a whole, the value fell from 3.5 % in 2006 to 1.4 % in 2025.
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| 1 | Ireland | 8.0 | |
| 2 | Malta | 4.7 | |
| 3 | Cyprus | 3.8 | |
| 4 | Poland | 3.6 | |
| 5 | Türkiye non-EU | 3.6 | |
| 6 | Kosovo non-EU | 3.6 | |
| 7 | Denmark | 3.5 | |
| 8 | North Macedonia non-EU | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Croatia | 3.4 | |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 3.1 | |
| 11 | Lithuania | 2.9 | |
| 12 | Spain | 2.8 | |
| 13 | Montenegro non-EU | 2.7 | |
| 14 | Czechia | 2.6 | |
| 15 | Latvia | 2.1 | |
| 16 | Greece | 2.1 | |
| 17 | Bosnia and Herzegovina non-EU | 2.1 | |
| 18 | Serbia non-EU | 2.0 | |
| 19 | Portugal | 1.9 | |
| 20 | Netherlands | 1.6 | |
| 21 | Slovenia | 1.5 | |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.4 | |
| 23 | Estonia | 1.3 | |
| 24 | Switzerland non-EU | 1.3 | |
| 25 | Norway non-EU | 1.1 | |
| 26 | Iceland non-EU | 1.1 | |
| 27 | Belgium | 1.0 | |
| 28 | France | 0.8 | |
| 29 | Finland | 0.8 | |
| 30 | Slovakia | 0.8 | |
| 31 | Austria | 0.8 | |
| 32 | Romania | 0.7 | |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 0.6 | |
| 34 | Italy | 0.5 | |
| 35 | Hungary | 0.5 | |
| 36 | Germany | 0.2 |
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