In 2020, 262,200 persons were employed as firefighters in the 22 EU Member States with available data, representing 0.1% of total employment in these countries, according to Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.
The vast majority of them were men (97%) and almost half of them were aged 35-49 (47%). Those aged less than 35 accounted for around one quarter (27%) as well as those aged 50 years old or over (26%).
Among the 22 EU Member States with available data, Romania and Estonia recorded the highest shares of firefighters in their workforces (all 0.4 % of total employment).
In 2019, the 27 EU Member States’ government expenditure on `fire-protection services` amounted to €30.9 billion.
This expenditure is equivalent to 0.5% of total government expenditure, which is less than the amount spent on police services (expenditu
Source: Cyprus News Agency