Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 2.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.0%
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
7.0%
in 2014
All-time low
2.0%
in 2025
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 2.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 7.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2025.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7.0% | — |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -15.6% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 2 Romania 6.2% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) and Gross value added (GVA) in volume by 112.4 Index, 2020=100 (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 2 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Average annual population to calculate regional GDP data (thousand) 451,029 Thousand (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 region 18.02 million Million euro (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region 16.20 million Current prices, million euro (2024)
- Agricultural land prices by region 15,224 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Agricultural land renting prices for one year by region 295 Euro per hectare (2024)
- Farms and hectares by crops, utilised agricultural area, economic 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Irrigation of agricultural holdings by utilised agricultural area 155.11 million Hectare (2020)
- Gross value added and income by main industry (NACE Rev.2 ) 111.34 Chain linked volumes, index 2020=100 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 2.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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