Learn more about candidate and neighbouring countries

Many countries are closely linked to the EU, whether they are working towards membership or cooperating through neighbourhood partnerships. Eurostat keeps track of the fresh data on candidate and neighbouring countries, offering insights into their lives, economies and societies.

The online publication Enlargement countries - statistical overview presents an overview of key data on 10 countries currently in the EU enlargement process: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine and Kosovo*. It covers a broad range of indicators, including population, living conditions, inequality, economic developments, technology and resources and green transformation.

To learn more about other neighbouring countries, the publication European Neighbourhood Policy countries - statistical overview offers extensive information about population, economic developments, living conditions and more in 14 countries neighbouring the EU with whom Eurostat collaborates through the European Neighbourhood Policy. These include Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine** and Tunisia as southern neighbours, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as eastern neighbours (with the last 3 now also recognised as candidate countries).

Both publications are great resources if you want to explore the EU's broader neighbourhood using reliable, up-to-date statistics that allow you to see how these countries compare to the EU.