The EU in the world : 2018 edition

This publication provides a statistical portrait of the European Union (EU) in relation to the rest of the world. It presents a broad range of indicators for the EU and the non-EU members of the Group of Twenty (G20). It is structured into three parts: people - population, living conditions, health, education and training, and the labour market; economy - economy and finance, international trade, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, industry and services, and research and development and the digital society; environment - transport, energy, and the environment. The publication complements information found in two of Eurostat's main publications, Key figures on Europe and the Regional yearbook, as well as the hundreds of articles available from Eurostat's Statistics Explained web portal. It may be viewed as an introduction to European and international statistics and provides a starting point for those who wish to explore the wide range of data that are freely available from a variety of international organisations and on Eurostat's website.