Past congresses have been a great success both professionally and socially - see the table below for the numbers of participants and countries represented. In 2025 the ESE anticipates +2500 participants an attendance of around 3000 delegates from over 80 countries.
| RECENT CONGRESSES | TOTAL PARTICIPANTS | COUNTRIES REPRESENTED |
| Helsínquia 2023 | 1700 | 81 |
| Budapeste 2022 | 1600 | 69 |
| Vienna 2019 | 2500 | 80 |
| Brussels 2017 | 2100 | 74 |
| Barcelona 2015 | 2795 | 86 |
| Lisbon 2013 | 1893 | 70 |
| Rome 2011 | 1730 | 73 |
| Edinburgh 2009 | 1258 | 61 |