| Country | 2002 | 2012 | % change | Brackishwater 2002 | Brackishwater 2012 | Brackishwater | Freshwater 2002 | Freshwater 2012 | Freshwater | Marine 2002 | Marine 2012 | Marine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 860 | 2034 | 611 | 150 | 760 | 407 | 22 | 612 | 2682 | 114 | 662 | 481 |
| Austria | 2333 | 970 | -59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2393 | 970 | -59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belgium | 1834 | 50 | -97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1830 | 50 | -97 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4685 | 3638 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3489 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 2308 | 5975 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2938 | 5097 | 73 | 0 | 878 | 0 |
| Croatia | 9095 | 10667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4666 | 4441 | -5 | 5802 | 6226 | 7 |
| Cyprus | 1862 | 4332 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 60 | -28 | 1800 | 4272 | 137 |
| Czech Republic | 19210 | 20763 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20098 | 20763 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denmark | 32026 | 38585 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35720 | 22058 | -38 | 5853 | 16527 | 182 |
| Estonia | 257 | 371 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 371 | -21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FYRM | 763 | 1306 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 787 | 1306 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | 15132 | 12659 | -20 | 13190 | 10448 | -21 | 2549 | 2211 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| France | 251758 | 205210 | -18 | 20 | 35 | 75 | 59155 | 38550 | -35 | 192480 | 166625 | -13 |
| Germany | 49852 | 26280 | -51 | 36 | 30 | -17 | 41650 | 19317 | -54 | 11723 | 6933 | -41 |
| Greece | 87928 | 147484 | 51 | 1197 | 10989 | 818 | 3391 | 2375 | -30 | 92924 | 134120 | 44 |
| Hungary | 11574 | 15133 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13056 | 15133 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | 3585 | 7431 | 70 | 1156 | 6012 | 420 | 493 | 422 | -14 | 2722 | 997 | -63 |
| Ireland | 62568 | 36101 | -41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 765 | 651 | -15 | 60170 | 35450 | -41 |
| Italy | 184285 | 162618 | -26 | 106812 | 38335 | -64 | 48350 | 38855 | -20 | 63168 | 85428 | 35 |
| Latvia | 430 | 575 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 575 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lithuania | 1750 | 3582 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 3582 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malta | 1116 | 4066 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1235 | 4066 | 229 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 840 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 54429 | 46149 | -19 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 5485 | 3410 | -38 | 51557 | 42559 | -17 |
| Norway | 551297 | 1321119 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 510748 | 1321034 | 159 |
| Poland | 32709 | 32261 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35460 | 32261 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 8288 | 10319 | 26 | 779 | 365 | -53 | 1211 | 479 | -60 | 6219 | 9475 | 52 |
| Romania | 9248 | 10007 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10818 | 10005 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Serbia | 0 | 7662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovakia | 829 | 1286 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 999 | 1286 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Slovenia | 1289 | 1154 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1108 | 790 | -29 | 154 | 364 | 136 |
| Spain | 254949 | 264161 | -15 | 0 | 3423 | 0 | 35618 | 16775 | -53 | 273473 | 243963 | -11 |
| Sweden | 5618 | 13757 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3397 | 9398 | 177 | 3376 | 4359 | 29 |
| Switzerland | 1135 | 1271 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1135 | 1271 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 61165 | 212805 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37514 | 111557 | 197 | 29730 | 101248 | 241 |
| United Kingdom | 179036 | 203037 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12690 | 11276 | -11 | 157826 | 191761 | 22 |
| * All countries | 1984262 | 2835658 | 43 | 123347 | 70586 | -43 | 389839 | 387654 | -1 | 1471076 | 2377418 | 62 |
| * EU28 | 1396155 | 1274129 | -9 | 122034 | 60382 | -51 | 346361 | 260739 | -25 | 927760 | 953008 | 3 |