STAT/06/167
19 December 2006
EU and euro area enlargement on 1 January 2007 The new EU of 27 and euro area of 13
On 1 January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania will join the EU, which will become a union of 27 Member States. On this date the euro area will also be enlarged to include Slovenia.
For this event, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, publishes a compilation of economic and social indicators drawing a portrait of the enlarged European Union of 27 Members and euro area of 13 Member States.
A 6% increase in the population of the EU
Total population on 1 January 2006 (millions) Total population change 2005 (per 1000 inhabitants) Natural change* 2005 (per 1000 inhabitants) Net migration** 2005 (per 1000 inhabitants) EU27 492.8 4.0e 0.6 3.4e Bulgaria 7.7 -5.5e -5.5 0.0e Romania 21.6 -2.2 -1.9 -0.3 EU25 463.5 4.4p 0.8 3.6p Euro area 13 316.6 5.3 0.9 4.3 Slovenia 2.0 2.9 -0.3 3.3 Euro area 12 314.6 5.3 0.9 4.3 e: estimate; p: provisional * Live births minus deaths. A negative sign means that there have been more deaths than live births. ** Immigration minus emigration. A negative sign means that more persons have emigrated than immigrated.
Fertility rate lower than EU25 average in Bulgaria and Romania
Life expectancy at birth (in years), 2005 Fertility rate (children per woman), 2005 Infant mortality (per 1000 live births), 2005 Men Women EU27 75.4e 81.5e 1.51e 5.0e Bulgaria 69.0 76.3 1.31 10.4p Romania 68.2 75.4 1.32 15.0p EU25 75.8p 81.9p 1.52p 4.5p Euro area 13 76.8p 82.8p 1.51p 4.1p Slovenia 74.1 81.3 1.26 4.1p Euro area 12 76.8p 82.8p 1.51p 4.1p p: provisional
e: preliminary estimate
Agriculture accounts for 10% of total value added in Bulgaria and Romania, compared to 2% in the EU25
GDP, 2005 Sectoral breakdown of 2005 Gross Value Added, % bn euro per capita* EU25=100 Annual growth rate, in volume Agriculture Industry Services EU27 10 948 96 1.7 2.0 26.3 71.6 Bulgaria 21 33 5.6 9.3 30.7 60.7 Romania 79 34 4.1 10.1 35.0 54.9 EU25 10 847 100 1.7 1.9 26.2 71.9 Euro area 13 8 027 106 1.4 2.0 26.5 71.5 Slovenia 28 82 4.0 2.5 34.1 63.4 Euro area 12 7 999 106 1.4 2.0 26.5 71.5 *Data are expressed in terms of Purchasing Power Standards (PPS), a unit that is independent of any national currency and which removes the distortions due to price differences. The PPS values are derived by using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs), obtained as a weighted average of relative price ratios in respect of a homogeneous basket of goods and services, comparable and representative for each country.
Inflation higher and unemployment rates lower than the EU25 average in Bulgaria and Romania
Inflation*, annual rate, % October 2006 / October 2005 Unemployment rate** October 2006, % Employment rate*** Q2/2006, % Total Women Under 25 Total Women Men EU27 1.8 7.9 8.9 17.7 64.3 57.1 71.5 Bulgaria 5.7 7.4 7.8 14.6 59.1 55.0 63.3 Romania 4.8 7.6 6.8 27.5 59.6 54.1 65.2 EU25 1.8 7.9 9.1 17.3 64.6 57.3 71.9 Euro area 13 1.6 7.7 9.3 16.5 64.5 56.5 72.6 Slovenia 1.5 5.4 6.2 12.4 67.1 63.3 70.8 Euro area 12 1.6 7.7 9.3 16.6 64.5 56.5 72.6 * Inflation measured using the Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICP)
** Unemployment rates represent the number of people unemployed (aged 15 to 74) as a percentage of the labour
force. The labour force is the total number of people employed and unemployed. Romania: September 2006.
Slovenia: data for under 25: 3rd quarter 2006
*** Employment rates represent employed persons as a percentage of the same age population (15-64 years).
Lower proportion of graduates in Romania
Percentage of persons (25-64 years) with completed higher education (university or equivalent), Q2/2006 Total public expenditure on education as % of GDP, 2003 Gross domestic expenditure on R&D as % of GDP, 2004 Total Women Men EU27 23 23 23 5.2 1.85 Bulgaria 22 26 17 4.2 0.51 Romania 12 11 12 3.4 0.39 EU25 23 23 23 5.2 1.86 Euro area 13 23 22 24 5.0 1.86 Slovenia 21 24 19 6.0 1.45 Euro area 12 23 22 24 5.0 1.86 Bulgaria and Romania represent around 1% in total of extra EU27 trade
Intra EU27 trade in %, 2005 Extra EU27 trade in bn euro, 2005 Exports Imports Balance EU27 66.2 1 051.5 1 176.6 -125.1 Bulgaria 61.5 3.7 4.7 -1.0 Romania 65.9 6.7 12.1 -5.4 EU25 66.2 1 041.1 1 159.9 -118.8 Intra euro area 13 trade in %, 2005 Extra euro area 13 trade in bn euro, 2005 Exports Imports Balance Euro area 13 50.5 1 239.2 1 221.8 17.4 Slovenia 60.0 7.3 5.4 1.8 Euro area 12 50.4 1 231.9 1 216.4 15.5 Issued by: Tim ALLEN BECH Building L-2920 LUXEMBOURG Tel: +352-4301-33 444 Fax: +352-4301-35 349 eurostat-pressoffice@ec.europa.eu Eurostat news releases on the Internet: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ 
