This statistic illustrates how European citizens would vote in a potential referendum regarding their country's EU membership, as of 2018. According to the data, support for remaining in the EU is the highest in Ireland and Luxembourg with 85 percent each, followed by Sweden (83 percent), Germany (82 percent) and Netherlands (80 percent). Even though the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU in the Brexit referendum of 2016, 53 percent of respondents in the survey would vote to remain.
If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding your country's membership of the EU, how would you vote?*
Characteristic
You would vote to remain in the EU
You would vote to leave the EU
You would not know what to do/ You are not sure
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* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding (Our Country)'s membership of the EU, how would you vote?''
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European Parliament. (October 18, 2018). If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding your country's membership of the EU, how would you vote?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/934229/european-citizens-attitude-towards-eu-membership-referendum/
European Parliament. "If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding your country's membership of the EU, how would you vote?*." Chart. October 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934229/european-citizens-attitude-towards-eu-membership-referendum/
European Parliament. (2018). If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding your country's membership of the EU, how would you vote?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/934229/european-citizens-attitude-towards-eu-membership-referendum/
European Parliament. "If a Referendum Was Held Tomorrow regarding Your Country's Membership of The Eu, How Would You Vote?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934229/european-citizens-attitude-towards-eu-membership-referendum/
European Parliament, If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding your country's membership of the EU, how would you vote?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/934229/european-citizens-attitude-towards-eu-membership-referendum/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
If a referendum was held tomorrow regarding your country's membership of the EU, how would you vote?* [Graph], European Parliament, October 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/934229/european-citizens-attitude-towards-eu-membership-referendum/
