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| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 555 | 586 | 868 | 783 | 867 | 984 | 910 | 880 | 792 | 794 | 678 | 765 | 673 | 541 | |
| Hungary | 2,477 | 810 | 705 | 649 | 662 | 692 | 642 | 546 | 569 | 616 | 496 | 407 | 427 | 428 | 433 |
| Poland | 4,106 | 2,404 | 2,028 | 3,203 | 3,879 | 4,410 | 4,237 | 3,941 | 4,676 | 4,261 | 3,924 | 4,207 | 3,887 | 4,010 | 3,377 |
| Slovak Republic | 236 | 155 | 234 | 224 | 168 | 184 | 211 | 228 | 220 | 183 | 217 | 206 | 206 | 146 |