Accessibility statement
This statement applies to content published on the domain Statistics Explained.
This website is managed by Eurostat. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible, including people with disabilities.
You should be able to:
- zoom up to 200% without problems
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using a modern screen reader and speech recognition software on your computer or phone
This website is designed to comply with the technical standard for websites and mobile apps, EN 301 549 v.3.2.1. This closely follows level ‘AA’ of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with technical standard EN 301 549 v.3.2.1 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, see 'Non-accessible content' below for more details.
The website was last tested on 15 January 2026.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was revised on 15 January 2026.
For the webpages of the site with the new design and layout, the statement is based on a review of a representative sample of web pages by an IAAP-qualified accessibility expert, using a combination of manual and automated testing.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Statistics Explained website. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers:
- Phone: +352 4301 36789
- E-mail: ESTAT-USER-SUPPORT@ec.europa.eu
- Feedback form: multilingual user support page
We try to respond to feedback within 15 business days from the date of receipt of the enquiry by the responsible Commission department.
Technical specifications
The accessibility of the Eurostat website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
The Eurostat website is designed to be compatible with the following most-used assistive technologies:
- the latest version of Google Chrome and Apple Safari browsers
- in combination with the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack.
Non-accessible content
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of the Statistics Explained website, we are aware of some remaining limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for the Statistics Explained website:
- Interactive maps: Interactive maps are not always accessible to blind users and users who rely on keyboard navigation. They are integrated in the site from another source that is not accessible itself.
- Infographics / images: Some of the infographics or images on our website may still have no or insufficient text alternatives for people with a vision impairment. This is especially the case for articles before 2023. For newer content as of 2023, alternative texts have been added.
- Interactive tools / visualisations: The interactive tools and visualisations on this site do not always have text alternatives. We are aware that this is inaccessible for people using the screen reader or keyboard. However, all visualisations provide a direct link to the source dataset to display the data in table format. The majority of issues for our interactive tools were fixed in 2024.
- Many documents in Excel format are not accessible. Work is still ongoing.
- Videos: Some videos on this website do not have audio description when needed, or captions.