Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Council Working Party on Statistics
Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Council Working Party on Statistics
Presidency quiz
This quiz is intended for anyone who is brave enough to try it. Some of the questions relate to the Czech Presidency but we also added some interesting statistical questions. Some of them may surprise you. So, are you ready for the challenge?
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The Czech Republic became a member of the European Union on 1 May 2004 together with nine other countries. It was the biggest EU enlargement so far.
Each EU member state presides over the Council of the EU approximately every 13.5 years. This Presidency rotates among the EU Member States every six months, during which the Presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council. Since 2009, Member States holding the Presidency have cooperated closely in groups of three as the so-called Trios. The Czech Republic is currently in the Trio together with France and Sweden.
More information about the current Czech Presidency can be found here: https://www.eu2022.cz/
During the Presidency, the Czech Statistical Office presides over the meetings of the Council Pracovní skupiny pro statistiku. This is a cross-sectional body of the Council of the EU which deals with all issues related to statistics. The WP cooperates closely with the European Commission and it also consults the European Parliament on proposals for new legislation.
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union and is part of the European Commission. It coordinates statistical activities at Union level, cooperates with National Statistical Institutes and provides high quality statistics and data on Europe.
We are currently not aware of any club of European statisticians. But it may be a good idea, don’t you think? 🙂
Sweden had a lower percentage of the EU27 population than the Czech Republic in 2021. For comparison: Sweden: 2.3%, Czech Republic 2.4%, Greece 2.4%, Romania 4.3%.
The last Census in the Czech Republic took place in 2021. According to the results of this Census, the population of the Czech Republic was 10 524 167 which was 87 600 more compared to the previous Census in 2011. The average age was 42.7 years. The population with foreign citizenship amounted to 4.7% of the total population of the Czech Republic. The number of persons with higher education exceeded 1.5 million. Almost 1.4 million of the entire population declared they are believers identified with a church or religious society, whereas over 5 million chose the answer “without religious belief”.
The Czech Republic is one of the EU countries with the highest greenhouse gases emissions. Within the EU only the following six countries produced more emissions than the Czech Republic: Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands.
In the international ranking of 147 countries in the world, the Czech Republic ranked 39th.
It is the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute which evaluates the level of air pollution in the Czech Republic. The basis for their evaluation is the so-called emission inventory which is a combined approach involving the direct collection of data from pollution source operators, and data obtained by model calculations from data reported by the source operators or as part of statistical surveys conducted primarily by the CZSO.
According to the information from an annual publication Česko v číslech (Czechia in Figures), the general unemployment rate in the Czech Republic was 2.6%, the lowest of all EU Member States. By comparison, the EU average at the time was 7%. From a long-term perspective, the year 2019 was exceptional in employment and unemployment statistics. In this year, there was an unprecedented decline in unemployment on one hand, and a mirror increase in the number of job vacancies on the other.
The Czech Republic in this year exported over 25% of the total EU27 exports of roundwood. For comparison: Czech Republic – 14.4 mil. m3; Poland – 4.6 mil. m3; Germany – 8.8 mil. m3; Sweden – 0.9 mil. m3. According to the Eurostat estimate, the total exports of EU27 in 2019 was 56.4 mil. m3.
One of the factors for such a high volume of exports is the significant increase in logging in recent years. In 2019, 32.6 mil.m3 of wood without bark was harvested, which was a record amount at the time. Almost all logging consisted of the so-called incidental logging which mainly processes trees and quarries affected by bark beetle, which has decimated Czech forests in the last several years.
There are two nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic – Dukovany and Temelín. Dukovany nuclear power plant, which started operating in the 1980s, has four operational reactors. Temelín nuclear power plant was built later and currently has two reactors in operation.
The above-mentioned reactors produce around a third of the Czech Republic’s electricity output. There are plans to build additional reactors at both of the two existing nuclear power plants (one in Dukovany and two in Temelín).
In comparison to other EU Member States, the Czech Republic scored slightly above the average. For example, in Germany it was 1 170 people per practising dentist, in Austria 1 727 people per practising dentist. The lowest number out of EU27 countries for which the relevant data were available, was recorded in Cyprus – 881 people per practicing dentist and the highest number was recorded in Malta –1 992 people per practicing dentist.
If you are interested in health statistics, we can recommend an annual publication published by the CZSO – The Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic (available online for free). One chapter is dedicated to health. Data for 2019 can be found in the Statistical Yearbook 2020. Among other data, you can find information about household expenditure on health, consumption of fruits and vegetables, the occurrence rate of selected health problems, smokers, fatal occupational injuries and occupational diseases.
In 2020, there were 102.8 women per 100 men in the Czech Republic. The lowest number of women per 100 men was recorded in 2020 in Malta – 93.6 and the highest in Latvia – 116.5.
The number of women per 100 men in the Czech Republic has been decreasing since 2010. According to the latest Census, the representation of the population by sex was slightly in favour of females, whose share was 50.7%. Males and females contributed unequally to the 0.8% increase in the total population since the last Census in 2011, with a 1.5% increase in the number of males and only a 0.2% increase in the number of females.
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Výborně!
Na všechny kvízové otázky jste odpověděli bezchybně! Máte o statistice skvělý přehled (nebo vás provázelo neuvěřitelné štěstí, jestliže jste odpovědi jen tipovali)! 🙂
Klobouk dolů!
Ve statistice se orientujete velmi dobře. Pár chybiček, to je v našem poměrně těžkém testu velký úspěch! 🙂
Nedopadli jste, co se týká počtu správných odpovědí, úplně nejlépe, ale ani nejhůře.
Vaše statistické znalosti jsou průměrné, ale průměrnost není překážkou úspěchu! Máte dobrý základ se nestydět! 🙂
Vaše znalosti ze statistiky jsou podprůměrné a máte ještě velké rezervy!
Možná k zodpovězení otázek potřebujete více času, nebo malou nápovědu. Takže nevěšte hlavu a zkuste štěstí v dalším kvízu! 🙂
Svedli jste velký boj s našimi více či méně obtížnými otázkami, ale vypadá to, že statistika není váš „šálek čaje“.
Každopádně jste to zkusili, a za to zasloužíte pochvalu. Když se podíváte na web ČSÚ, určitě dopadnete v příštím kvízu líp. Rozhodně to nevzdávejte! 🙂
The Czech Republic became a member of the European Union on 1 May 2004 together with nine other countries. It was the biggest EU enlargement so far.
Each EU member state presides over the Council of the EU approximately every 13.5 years. This Presidency rotates among the EU Member States every six months, during which the Presidency chairs meetings at every level in the Council. Since 2009, Member States holding the Presidency have cooperated closely in groups of three as the so-called Trios. The Czech Republic is currently in the Trio together with France and Sweden.
More information about the mechanism of the rotating Presidency can be found here: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/cs/council-eu/presidency-council-eu/
More information about the current Czech Presidency can be found here: https://www.eu2022.cz/
During the Presidency, the Czech Statistical Office presides over the meetings of the Council Pracovní skupiny pro statistiku. This is a cross-sectional body of the Council of the EU which deals with all issues related to statistics. The WP cooperates closely with the European Commission and it also consults the European Parliament on proposals for new legislation.
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union and is part of the European Commission. It coordinates statistical activities at Union level, cooperates with National Statistical Institutes and provides high quality statistics and data on Europe.
There is also the United Nations Statistical Commission established in 1947, which is the highest body of the global statistical system.
We are currently not aware of any club of European statisticians. But it may be a good idea, don’t you think? 🙂
Sweden had a lower percentage of the EU27 population than the Czech Republic in 2021. For comparison: Sweden: 2.3%, Czech Republic 2.4%, Greece 2.4%, Romania 4.3%.
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210204.pdf/ce996c07-a97c-4dfe-b88a-c58a5499931c?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
The last Census in the Czech Republic took place in 2021. According to the results of this Census, the population of the Czech Republic was 10 524 167 which was 87 600 more compared to the previous Census in 2011. The average age was 42.7 years. The population with foreign citizenship amounted to 4.7% of the total population of the Czech Republic. The number of persons with higher education exceeded 1.5 million. Almost 1.4 million of the entire population declared they are believers identified with a church or religious society, whereas over 5 million chose the answer “without religious belief”.
You can find more information at the official CZSO site: https://www.czso.cz/csu/scitani2021/results-first
The Czech Republic is one of the EU countries with the highest greenhouse gases emissions. Within the EU only the following six countries produced more emissions than the Czech Republic: Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands.
In the international ranking of 147 countries in the world, the Czech Republic ranked 39th.
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210103.pdf/f366c5a2-e1a6-442b-893a-d6f003ac5dc2?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
It is the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute which evaluates the level of air pollution in the Czech Republic. The basis for their evaluation is the so-called emission inventory which is a combined approach involving the direct collection of data from pollution source operators, and data obtained by model calculations from data reported by the source operators or as part of statistical surveys conducted primarily by the CZSO.
You can read more about this topic in an article published in the CZSO statistical magazine Statistika&My: https://www.statistikaamy.cz/2018/12/04/emise-do-ovzdusi/ [available in Czech only]
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210335.pdf/c5cddba0-7c91-4e02-aeff-2ae95aa357f1?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
According to the information from an annual publication Česko v číslech (Czechia in Figures), the general unemployment rate in the Czech Republic was 2.6%, the lowest of all EU Member States. By comparison, the EU average at the time was 7%. From a long-term perspective, the year 2019 was exceptional in employment and unemployment statistics. In this year, there was an unprecedented decline in unemployment on one hand, and a mirror increase in the number of job vacancies on the other.
More information including infographics can be found here: https://www.statistikaamy.cz/cesko-v-cislech/zamestnanost-nezamestnanost [available in Czech only]
The Czech Republic in this year exported over 25% of the total EU27 exports of roundwood. For comparison: Czech Republic – 14.4 mil. m3; Poland – 4.6 mil. m3; Germany – 8.8 mil. m3; Sweden – 0.9 mil. m3. According to the Eurostat estimate, the total exports of EU27 in 2019 was 56.4 mil. m3.
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210414.pdf/e7a39222-cb4a-4cae-b4f5-7c9c4df70c5a?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
One of the factors for such a high volume of exports is the significant increase in logging in recent years. In 2019, 32.6 mil.m3 of wood without bark was harvested, which was a record amount at the time. Almost all logging consisted of the so-called incidental logging which mainly processes trees and quarries affected by bark beetle, which has decimated Czech forests in the last several years.
More information about this topic can be found in a press release from May 2020: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/nahodila-tezba-dreva-je-na-vzestupu (available in Czech only) and in an annual publication on Forestry, here it is for 2019: https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/lesnictvi-2019
There are two nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic – Dukovany and Temelín. Dukovany nuclear power plant, which started operating in the 1980s, has four operational reactors. Temelín nuclear power plant was built later and currently has two reactors in operation.
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210537.pdf/08ae18c9-67fd-457b-bdb1-35bd3efc3951?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
The above-mentioned reactors produce around a third of the Czech Republic’s electricity output. There are plans to build additional reactors at both of the two existing nuclear power plants (one in Dukovany and two in Temelín).
You can find out more about nuclear energy in the Czech Republic in an article published in the CZSO statistical magazine Statistika&My: https://www.statistikaamy.cz/2021/01/26/jaderna-energie-je-stale-dulezita [available in Czech only]
In comparison to other EU Member States, the Czech Republic scored slightly above the average. For example, in Germany it was 1 170 people per practising dentist, in Austria 1 727 people per practising dentist. The lowest number out of EU27 countries for which the relevant data were available, was recorded in Cyprus – 881 people per practicing dentist and the highest number was recorded in Malta –1 992 people per practicing dentist.
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210716.pdf/7a1c12d2-f7e4-4c28-b2d6-abd7b324d59e?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
If you are interested in health statistics, we can recommend an annual publication published by the CZSO – The Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic (available online for free). One chapter is dedicated to health. Data for 2019 can be found in the Statistical Yearbook 2020. Among other data, you can find information about household expenditure on health, consumption of fruits and vegetables, the occurrence rate of selected health problems, smokers, fatal occupational injuries and occupational diseases.
In 2020, there were 102.8 women per 100 men in the Czech Republic. The lowest number of women per 100 men was recorded in 2020 in Malta – 93.6 and the highest in Latvia – 116.5.
Source: https://www.czso.cz/documents/10180/143522108/370002210210.pdf/8b483b8d-ada0-4164-bc84-5c62e1874545?version=1.1
Interesting facts:
The number of women per 100 men in the Czech Republic has been decreasing since 2010. According to the latest Census, the representation of the population by sex was slightly in favour of females, whose share was 50.7%. Males and females contributed unequally to the 0.8% increase in the total population since the last Census in 2011, with a 1.5% increase in the number of males and only a 0.2% increase in the number of females.