{"id":84984,"date":"2022-05-22T05:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veryhungrynomads.com\/countries-in-europe-that-use-the-euro\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T09:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T14:55:28","slug":"countries-in-europe-that-use-the-euro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veryhungrynomads.com\/countries-in-europe-that-use-the-euro\/","title":{"rendered":"Countries in Europe that use the euro in 2024 – Complete List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Countries in Europe that use the euro – The euro sign in Frankfurt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Did you know that euro is also used outside of Europe? And just how many EU countries are there where the euro is used? Let’s find out here.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the euro? How many countries use the euro?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The euro is the official currency of 20 of the 27 European Union member states<\/strong> and a few other countries\/territories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group of countries in Europe that use the euro is known as the eurozone<\/a> and it includes about 440 million citizens. But the euro is also used as a currency in countries not part of the European Union and even territories outside of Europe.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the euro is the second-largest and second-most traded currency globally, falling only behind the United States dollar.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When did the euro start?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On 1 January 1999, eleven European countries started using the euro as their accounting currency. Actual physical notes and coins were used from January 2002 and the euro replaced their national currencies. More countries join the Eurozone in the following years and the group of countries in Europe that use the euro is still growing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The euro currency symbol \u20ac was also created, it’s based on the Greek letter epsilon (\u0404).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea of a common currency in Europe emerged back in the 60s but it took some time to implement it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I still remember having euros and being able to cross from Germany to Austria and pay with the same currency. It was exciting and I honestly thought that within a decade most European countries will adopt the euro as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n