In the context of the European elections on 6-9 June 2024 and as a follow-up to the European Year of Youth 2022, the European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture commissioned Ipsos European Public Affairs to conduct a Flash Eurobarometer targeting young people, aged 15-30. The survey covered the following key topics: - Youth’s intention to vote in the European elections and the reasons why some might hesitate to vote - Youth’s participation in civic life, including how they think they can make their voice heard and what activities they participate in - Participation in activities such as working or studying abroad and the reasons for not taking part in these activities - Awareness about the EU youth offer, including EU-funded opportunities to stay in another EU country and initiatives to get young people more involved in EU politics - Youth’s expectations from the EU for their generation. For this Flash Eurobarometer, a representative sample of young EU citizens (aged between 15 and 30) in each of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) was interviewed. Between 3 and 12 April 2024, 26 189 interviews were conducted via computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI), using Ipsos online panels and their partner network.
Authors
Directorate-General for Communication, European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Ipsos European Public Affairs
- Catalogue number
- NC-02-24-479-EN-N NC-02-24-479-EN-C
- Citation
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, Youth and democracy , Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/677571
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/500087 https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2766/677571
- ISBN
- 978-92-68-15320-8
- Pages
- 63
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Social policy
Table of Contents
- Table of contents 3
- Introduction 4
- Main findings 5
- Engaging with the EU 5
- Awareness about ways to engage with the EU 5
- Sources to stay informed about the EU 5
- Making young people’s voice heard 5
- Intention to vote in the next European elections 5
- Participation in civic life and societal change 5
- Participation in organisations 5
- Participation in societal change actions 5
- Activities in another EU country 6
- Participation in activities in another EU country 6
- Benefits of participating in activities in another EU country 6
- Reasons for not participating in activities in another EU country 6
- Awareness of EU-funded opportunities to stay in another EU country 6
- Youth and the environment 6
- Youth and health 6
- Health and exercise 6
- Mental health problems 6
- Digital skills and identifying disinformation 6
- Impact of EU actions and priorities for the future 7
- Impact of EU actions on daily life 7
- What do young people expect from the EU for their generation? 7
- 1. Engaging with the EU 8
- 1.1. Awareness about ways to engage with the EU 8
- Individual country results 9
- Socio-demographic considerations 9
- 1.2. Sources to stay informed about the EU 11
- Individual country results 12
- Socio-demographic considerations 12
- 1.3. Making young people’s voice heard 14
- Individual country results 15
- Socio-demographic considerations 15
- 1.4. Intention to vote in the next European elections 17
- Socio-demographic considerations 17
- Reasons not to vote in the next European elections 18
- Individual country results 19
- Socio-demographic considerations 19
- 2. Participation in civic life and societal change 21
- 2.1. Participation in organisations 21
- Individual country results 22
- Socio-demographic considerations 22
- 2.2. Reasons for not taking part in organisations 24
- Individual country results 25
- Socio-demographic considerations 25
- 2.3. Participation in societal change actions 27
- Socio-demographic considerations 27
- Societal change areas 28
- Individual country results 29
- Socio-demographic considerations 29
- 3. Activities in another EU country 31
- 3.1. Participation in activities in another EU country 31
- Individual country results 32
- Socio-demographic considerations 32
- 3.2. Benefits of participating in activities in another EU country 34
- Individual country results 35
- Socio-demographic considerations 35
- 3.3. Reasons for not participating in activities in another EU country 37
- Individual country results 38
- Socio-demographic considerations 38
- 3.4. Awareness of EU-funded opportunities to stay in another EU country 40
- Individual country results 41
- Socio-demographic considerations 41
- (%) Base: n=26 189 – All respondents 42
- 4. Youth and the environment 43
- Individual country results0F 43
- Socio-demographic considerations 46
- 5. Youth and health 47
- 5.1. Health and exercise 47
- Individual country results 47
- Socio-demographic considerations 47
- 5.2. Mental health problems 48
- Socio-demographic considerations 48
- 6. Digital skills and identifying disinformation 49
- Socio-demographic considerations 49
- 7. Impact of EU actions and priorities for the future 50
- 7.1. Impact of EU actions on daily life 50
- Socio-demographic considerations 50
- 7.2. What do young people expect from the EU for their generation? 51
- Individual country results 52
- Socio-demographic considerations 52
- Technical specifications 54
- Margin of error 54
- Questionnaire 56
