Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.9%
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
5.8%
in 2014
All-time low
1.8%
in 2024
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 1.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 5.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.8% | — |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 3 Bulgaria 5.9% compare
- 4 Montenegro 4.9% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% compare
- 6 Serbia 4.1% compare
- 7 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.5% compare
- 8 Italy 2.9% compare
- 9 Hungary 2.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 111.94 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components per capita 11,130 Current prices, euro per capita (2026)
- Economic sentiment and confidence indicators by sector - monthly data -6.2 (2025)
- Construction producer prices or costs, new residential buildings 127.3 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2025)
- Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real 1.04 (2024)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - indices 103.23 Index, 2025=100 (2026)
- Harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) - ECOICOP ver.2 - item 1,000 (2026)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and main components (output, expenditure) 113.85 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 1.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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