Manuscript completed in September 2024.This document should not be considered as representative ofthe European Commission’s official position.Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2024© European Union, 2024The reuse policy of European Commission documents is implemented byCommission Decision 2011/833/EU of 12 December 2011 on the reuse ofCommission documents (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). Unless otherwise noted,the reuse of this document is authorised under a Creative Commons Attribution4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This means that reuse is allowed provided appropriate credit is givenand any changes are indicated.For any use or reproduction of elements that are not owned by the EuropeanUnion, permission may need to be sought directly from the respectiverightholders.PrintISBN 978-92-68-19813-1 ISSN 1831-998X doi:10.2832/42772PDFISBN 978-92-68-19812-4ISSN 2363-2739 doi:10.2832/16593 MI-AA-24-001-EN-CMI-AA-24-001-EN-N PREFACETransport represents a crucial sector of the economy. This publicationprovides an overview of the most recent and most pertinent annualtransport-related statistics in Europe. It covers the European Union andits 27 Member States (EU-27) and, as far as possible, the current EUcandidate countries, the EFTA countries and UK.The content of this pocketbook is based on a range of sources includingEurostat, international organisations and associations, national statisticsand, where no data were available, own estimates. Own estimates havemainly been produced to get an idea of the EU total. At the level ofindividual countries, they are merely indicative and should by no means beIn particular, the Commission services would like to thank the followingorganisations and associations for their valuable contributions and toacknowledge that they agreed to the use of their data:•European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA)•International Road Federation (IRF)•International Transport Forum (ITF)•International Union of Railways (UIC)•United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)The publication consists of three parts:(1) a general part with general economic and other relevant data,(2) a transport part covering both passenger and freight transport as wellas other transport-related data, and, finally,(3) an energy and environmental part with data on the impact which thetransport sector has on energy use and the environment.Most of the tables have data up to 2022; where available, more recent dataThe tables of this pocketbook may also be found on the Europa site at:https://ec.europa.eu/transport/media/media-corner/publications_enMany tables on the internet contain more data than could be presentedin this pocketbook. The sources refferencing is more detailed in the exceltables presented on the internet. Some tables may be updated on the webbefore the publication of the next paper version.Eurostat, the main data provider, can be accessed directly on the internetat:https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/databaseEEA, the data provider for the environmental part, can be accessed directlyon the internet at:https://www.eea.europa.eu/Comments on this publication and suggestions for improving it are appreciated.They should be sent tomove-transport-data@ec.europa.eu 1interpreted as official data.•FlightGlobalhave been provided. CONTENTSPART1–GENERAL DATA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.2Growth in GDP and industrial production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101.3Employment and unemployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111.4Share of gross value added and employment–By sector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121.5Population. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131.6aMember States external trade of goods–Imports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141.6bMember States external trade of goods–Exports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151.7Comparison EU-27–World. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16PART2–TRANSPORT2.1General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192.1.1Statistical overview–EU transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192.1.2Transport growth–EU-27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212.1