EU residents made 1.20 billion personal and business trips in 2025, up 1.4% on 2024 (17 million more).

Nine in ten EU trips in 2025 stayed within the bloc, with Greece among the leaders in domestic travel, yet spending abroad far outpaced spending at home.

Young Greeks leave the parental home at an average age of 30.9, the third-latest in the European Union, level with Slovakia.

International visitors recorded 43.8 million overnight stays in Greece in the second quarter, placing the country among Europe's leading destinations.

Greek airfare prices have consistently ranked among the bloc's largest annual risers in recent months, up 21.8% year-on-year in March, 17.3% in April.

Among the main components, services posted the fastest annual growth at 3.4% in Feb., up from 3.2% in Jan. Food, alcohol, and tobacco remained steady at 2.6%.

Eurozone inflation eased to 1.7% in January 2026, while consumer prices in Greece fell month over month, according to final data from Eurostat. Services remained the main driver of price pressures across the euro area

One in four Greeks is 65 or older - the third highest in the EU

Eurostat reports that 19% of people in Greece could not keep their homes adequately warm in 2024, slightly improved from 19.2% in 2023, but still more than double the EU average

Among EU member states for which data are available for the fourth quarter of 2025, Lithuania recorded the strongest quarterly growth, with GDP rising by 1.7% compared with the previous quarter.

Europeans spent nearly a week on average vacationing within the European Union in 2024, with Greece and Romania recording the longest stays, according to data from Eurostat. The two countries exceeded the EU average of seven overnight stays, with visitors spending close to nine nights on average. By contrast, Estonia and Belgium recorded the shortest […]

The Athens International Airport toppled the famous Paris Orly Airport from the top ten list. According to the Eurostat data.

In terms of youth unemployment (under 25), Greece ranked seventh in the EU at 18.8%. Spain recorded the highest rate at 25.3%

Eurostat said the port of Piraeus ranked fourth, serving 10 million passengers.

Greece’s recycling rate is at just 5.2%, far below the EU average of 11.8%.

New Eurostat data shows Greece ranks among the five poorest EU nations, with one in ten workers at risk of poverty and men faring significantly worse than women.

The total number of overnight stays by visitors in Airbnb-style rentals for Q2 of 2025 rose by 17.8% compared to the same quarter of 2024.

Inflation in Greece was the third-lowest rate in September, behind only Cyprus and France. Estonia posted the highest rate at 5.2%.

In Greece, the highest rate of material and social deprivation by age group is observed among young people aged 18–24.

Disparities are observed between the two sexes, as females have a life expectancy of 84 years compared to males’ 79 years across the EU.