Persons not having internet connection for personal use … threshold in Belgium
Belgium: Persons not having internet connection for personal use … threshold was 3.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Belgium is 3.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Belgium peaked at 11.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons not having internet connection for personal use … threshold in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11.1% | — |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -16.3% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | -5.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 3.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.8%, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 3.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 45% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 412 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 412 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Belgium?
- Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for in Belgium was 3.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for?
- Belgium ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons not having internet connection for personal use at home for other reasons than affordability by sex, age and at risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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