I 2000 udgjorde antallet af personer på 65 år og derover i hele EU 24% af den del af befolkningen, der betragtes som værende i den erhvervsaktive alder (15-64 år)Nettomigrationen i EU var i 2000 2,0 pr. 1000 indbyggere.I 2000 havde 20% af de 18-24-årige i EU forladt uddannelsessystemet uden at afslutte et længere forløb end gymnasiumeller tilsvarende (ungdomsuddannelse).I EU som helhed var 8% af de 25-64-årige i gang med en almen/erhvervsfaglig uddannelse (i de sidste fire uger) i 2000.63,2% af de 15-64-årige i EU var i beskæftigelse i 2000.37,5% af de 55-64-årige i EU var i beskæftigelse i 2000.8,2% af arbejdsstyrken (beskæftigede og jobsøgende) i EU var arbejdsløse i 2000.7,8% af de 15-24-årige i EU var arbejdsløse i 2000.3,6% af arbejdsstyrken (beskæftigede og jobsøgende) i EU havde været arbejdsløse i mindst et år i 2000.I 1999 udgjorde udgifterne til social sikring i EU 27,6% af bruttonationalproduktet (BNP).I EU som helhed udgør alders- og efterladteydelser den største del af udgifterne til social sikring (46,0% af de samlede ydelser i 1999).På EU-plan modtog de fattigste 20% af befolkningen kun 8% af den samlede indkomst i 1998, medens de 20% rigeste modtog næsten 39%, dvs. 5,4 gange mere.I EU som helhed ville 26% af befolkningen før sociale overførsler have levet under fattigdomsgrænsen i 1998.I EU som helhed levede 18% af befolkningen rent faktisk efter sociale overførsler under fattigdomsgrænsen i 1998.I EU som helhed levede 4,5% af personer i erhvervsaktive husstande (dvs. med mindst ét husstandsmedlem i arbejdsstyrken) i husstande uden beskæftigelse i 2000, dvs. ingen medlemmer af husstanden var i beskæftigelse.I EU som helhed var 23% af pladserne i de nationale parlamenter besat med kvinder i 2001.54,0% af de 15-64-årige kvinder i EU var i beskæftigelse i 2000.I EU som helhed var kvinders gennemsnitlige bruttoindtjening pr. time 84% af mændenes, udregnet på grundlag af alle 16-64-årige lønmodtagere, der arbejder mindst 15 timer om ugen.Den gennemsnitlige forventede levetid ved fødslen for en mandlig EU-borger var 74,6 år i 1999.
EU-wide, the number of persons aged 65 and over corresponded to 24% of what is considered to be the working age population (15-64 years) in 2000.The net migration rate for the EU in 2000 was 2,0 per 1000 inhabitants.In 2000, 20% of 18-24 year-olds in the EU had left the education system without completing a qualification beyond lowersecondary schooling.EU-wide, 8% of the population aged 25-64 participated in education/training (in the last four weeks) in 2000.63,2% of the EU population aged 15-64 were in employment in 2000.37,5% of the EU population aged 55-64 were in employment in 2000.8,2% of the EU labour force (those at work and those seeking work) were unemployed in 2000.7,8% of the EU population aged 15-24 were unemployed in 2000.3,6% of the EU labour force (those at work and those seeking work) had been unemployed for at least one year in 2000.In 1999, EU social protection expenditure represented 27,6% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).EU-wide, old-age and survivors benefits make up the largest item of social protection expenditure (46,0% of total benefits in 1999).At EU level, the bottom (poorest) 20% of the population received only 8% of total income in 1998, while the top (richest) 20% received 39% of total income, i.e. 5.4 times as much.EU-wide before social transfers, 26% of the population would have been living below the poverty line in 1998.EU-wide after social transfers, 18% of the population were actually living below the poverty line in 1998.EU-wide, 4,5% of people living in active households (i.e. at least one person belongs to the labour force) were living in jobless households in 2000, i.e. no member of the household was in employment.EU-wide, 23% of the seats in the national Parliaments (or Lower House) were occupied by women in 2001.54,0% of the EU female population aged 15-64 were in employment in 2000.EU-wide, the average gross hourly earnings of women were 84% of the average gross hourly earnings of men in 1998. The population consists of all paid employees aged 16-64 that are 'at work 15+ hours per week'.The average life expectancy at birth of a male citizen in the EU was 74.6 years in 1999.