Individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium
Belgium: Individuals - frequency of internet use was 95.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.6%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
15th
of 48 countries
All-time high
95.6%
in 2025
All-time low
52.8%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2025, individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium stood at 95.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium peaked at 95.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 2005.
Belgium ranks 15th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 52.8% | — |
| 2006 | 58.3% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 63.2% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 78.2% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 95.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 95.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 52.8% | 70.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 74.5% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 90.2% | 95.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 12 United Kingdom 96.3% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 96.3% compare
- 14 Malta 95.9% compare
- 16 Spain 95.4% compare
- 17 Montenegro 94.1% compare
- 18 Latvia 93.8% compare
- 18 Latvia 93.8% compare
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium?
- Individuals - frequency of internet use in Belgium was 95.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest individuals - frequency of internet use recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals - frequency of internet use recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for individuals - frequency of internet use?
- Belgium ranks 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individuals - frequency of internet use rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Individuals - frequency of internet use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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