Eurostat publishes regional yearbook for EU, candidate and EFTA economies

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Eurostat regional yearbook 2026

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Eurostat's new yearbook covers regional data for 27 EU, 9 candidate, and 4 EFTA countries across social, economic, and environmental themes.
This edition emphasizes landscape features, precision farming, circulatory diseases, youth labour markets, and housing, with indicators supporting the sustainable prosperity and competitiveness plan.
Eurostat will present these regional statistics at the European Week of Regions and Cities from 12 to 14 October, including an Urban-Rural workshop on housing and service access.

Coverage expands across regional policy themes

As reported by Eurostat, the new yearbook covers regional data for 27 EU countries, 9 candidate countries and 4 EFTA countries. The publication spans people and society, economy and finance, and environment and natural resources, reinforcing its role as a reference point for comparing regional performance and structural differences across Europe.

This edition places particular attention on landscape features and precision farming, diseases of the circulatory system, young people in the labour market, and housing. Eurostat says the yearbook also includes key indicators that track progress under the sustainable prosperity and competitiveness plan, with dedicated icons marking related maps, figures and infographics alongside topics linked to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Regional data to feed October policy discussions

Beyond the publication itself, Eurostat is participating in the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels from 12 to 14 October. On 14 October 2026 from 9:00, it is hosting the Urban-Rural: Mind the gap! workshop, which is set to examine how housing affordability and access to services influence the attractiveness of territories and how regions are adapting to resilience challenges.

The session is being held with representatives from the OECD, the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, and the Joint Research Centre. The event underlines how regional statistics are being used not only for benchmarking local economies and demographics, but also for shaping policy debates on territorial gaps, service access and long-term competitiveness.

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