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| Countries | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Austria | 73 311 | 78 999 | 83 199 | 85 879 | 95 165 | 100 621 | 108 913 |
| Belgium | 203 953 | 212 538 | 228 560 | 225 970 | 246 697 | 268 789 | 292 087 |
| Bulgaria | 5 253 | 5 710 | 6 063 | 6 668 | 7 985 | 9 223 | 11 748 |
| Cyprus | 435 | 486 | 449 | 421 | 762 | 1 177 | 1 062 |
| Czech Republic | 31 501 | 37 208 | 40 706 | 43 053 | 55 460 | 62 785 | 75 604 |
| Denmark | 55 535 | 57 732 | 60 802 | 58 798 | 61 966 | 68 420 | 73 716 |
| United Kingdom | 309 036 | 304 505 | 296 315 | 270 179 | 279 358 | 309 504 | 359 117 |
| Estonia | 3 443 | 3 696 | 3 638 | 4 000 | 4 770 | 6 202 | 7 719 |
| Finland | 49 916 | 48 277 | 47 742 | 47 004 | 49 458 | 52 647 | 61 489 |
| France | 354 711 | 361 075 | 350 803 | 346 570 | 363 458 | 372 501 | 394 925 |
| Greece | 12 723 | 12 848 | 11 013 | 11 830 | 12 306 | 13 888 | 16 525 |
| Netherlands | 252 414 | 257 766 | 258 099 | 261 680 | 287 336 | 326 640 | 369 249 |
| Ireland | 83 817 | 92 491 | 93 340 | 81 970 | 84 240 | 88 142 | 86 593 |
| Poland | 34 373 | 40 195 | 43 499 | 47 526 | 60 332 | 71 889 | 88 229 |
| Latvia | 2 023 | 2 234 | 2 417 | 2 557 | 3 223 | 4 149 | 4 902 |
| Lithuania | 3 855 | 4 782 | 5 537 | 6 158 | 7 478 | 9 490 | 11 263 |
| Luxembourg | 9 071 | 10 896 | 10 802 | 11 755 | 13 063 | 15 368 | 18 302 |
| Hungary | 30 525 | 33 983 | 36 503 | 38 096 | 44 671 | 50 588 | 59 936 |
| Malta | 2 656 | 2 034 | 2 140 | 1 990 | 2 023 | 1 928 | 2 226 |
| Germany | 597 455 | 638 282 | 651 260 | 664 390 | 731 479 | 780 415 | 882 532 |
| Italy | 260 413 | 272 990 | 269 064 | 264 616 | 284 413 | 299 923 | 332 013 |
| Portugal | 26 379 | 26 918 | 27 398 | 28 074 | 28 770 | 31 137 | 35 640 |
| Romania | 11 273 | 12 722 | 14 675 | 15 614 | 18 935 | 22 255 | 25 850 |
| Spain | 124 784 | 130 258 | 132 918 | 138 036 | 146 815 | 154 846 | 170 211 |
| Sweden | 94 340 | 84 463 | 86 188 | 90 262 | 99 097 | 105 266 | 117 707 |
| Slovakia | 12 811 | 14 063 | 15 234 | 19 309 | 22 305 | 25 632 | 33 340 |
| Slovenia | 9 495 | 10 347 | 10 962 | 11 285 | 13 153 | 15 471 | 18 501 |
| European Union–27 | 2 655 503 | 2 757 504 | 2 789 339 | 2 783 723 | 3 024 720 | 3 273 564 | 3 659 399 |
| Of which: | |||||||
| intra EU–27a | 1 805 763 | 1 872 797 | 1 897 440 | 1 914 486 | 2 071 765 | 2 216 003 | 2 497 515 |
| extra EU–27b | 849 740 | 884 707 | 891 899 | 869 237 | 952 955 | 1 057 561 | 1 161 884 |
| Euro area–17b | 992 379 | 1 053 157 | 1 073 917 | 1 049 762 | 1 145 446 | 1 235 645 | 1 381 996 |
| Croatia | 4 818 | 5 214 | 5 188 | 5 439 | 6 454 | 7 069 | 8 252 |
| Norway | 63 030 | 64 770 | 64 150 | 60 580 | 66 140 | 83 574 | 97 331 |
| Russia | 111 608 | 111 711 | 112 934 | 118 286 | 146 239 | 194 096 | 240 090 |
| Switzerland | 87 440 | 91 680 | 93 060 | 89 040 | 95 480 | 105 280 | 117 510 |
| Turkey | 30 182 | 35 062 | 38 137 | 41 516 | 50 891 | 58 850 | 68 020 |
| Israel | 34 001 | 32 433 | 31 212 | 28 130 | 31 087 | 34 430 | 37 290 |
| Japan | 518 880 | 450 370 | 440 690 | 417 250 | 454 830 | 478 210 | 515 073 |
| Chinac | 269 810 | 267 110 | 344 330 | 387 400 | 476 990 | 612 450 | 771 690 |
| Republic of Korea | 186 514 | 167 970 | 172 229 | 171 513 | 204 309 | 228 942 | 259 376 |
| Brazil | 59 642 | 65 008 | 63 833 | 64 675 | 77 666 | 95 238 | 109 830 |
| United States | 844 870 | 816 190 | 733 100 | 639 680 | 657 530 | 726 900 | 825 920 |
| Canada | 300 030 | 291 480 | 267 120 | 240 660 | 254 980 | 289 810 | 309 160 |
| Mexico | 180 126 | 177 023 | 170 702 | 145 813 | 151 372 | 172 431 | 199 600 |
| Australia | 69 161 | 70 776 | 68 777 | 63 319 | 69 745 | 85 196 | 98 280 |