Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
18.1%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
1.2%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
502

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 18.1% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.2%, and the mean is 2.1%.

Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use … risk: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 18.1% 2025 down 61.1% falling
2 Romania 6.2% 2025 down 75.3% falling
3 Bulgaria 5.9% 2025 down 62.4% falling
4 Montenegro 5.0% 2024 down 79.4% falling
5 North Macedonia 4.4% 2024 down 71.1% falling
5 North Macedonia 4.4% 2024 down 71.1% falling
7 Serbia 4.1% 2025 down 72.8% falling
7 Serbia 4.1% 2025 down 72.8% falling
9 Italy 2.9% 2025 down 58.6% falling
10 Hungary 2.8% 2025 down 67.1% falling
11 Slovakia 2.7% 2025 down 51.8% falling
11 Slovakia 2.7% 2025 down 51.8% falling
13 Germany 2.2% 2025 down 43.6% falling
14 Portugal 2.1% 2025 down 71.2% falling
14 Lithuania 2.1% 2025 down 70.8% falling
14 Lithuania 2.1% 2025 down 70.8% falling
17 Spain 1.7% 2025 down 68.5% volatile
17 Greece 1.7% 2025 down 83.2% volatile
19 France 1.6% 2025 down 23.8% falling
20 Malta 1.4% 2025 down 51.7% falling
21 Austria 1.3% 2025 down 13.3% flat
22 Latvia 1.2% 2025 down 84.6% volatile
22 Latvia 1.2% 2025 down 84.6% volatile
24 Croatia 0.9% 2025 down 75.7% falling
24 Czechia 0.9% 2025 down 71.0% falling
24 Ireland 0.9% 2025 down 81.6% volatile
24 Croatia 0.9% 2025 down 75.7% falling
24 Türkiye 0.9% 2025 down 82.4% volatile
29 Luxembourg 0.8% 2025 down 33.3% falling
29 Sweden 0.8% 2025 down 33.3% flat
31 Estonia 0.7% 2025 down 78.8% falling
31 Estonia 0.7% 2025 down 78.8% falling
31 Belgium 0.7% 2025 down 75.9% falling
34 Slovenia 0.6% 2025 down 76.9% volatile
34 Denmark 0.6% 2025 down 60.0% falling
34 Poland 0.6% 2025 down 85.4% volatile
34 Slovenia 0.6% 2025 down 76.9% volatile
34 Poland 0.6% 2025 down 85.4% volatile
39 Switzerland 0.4% 2024 down 71.4% falling
40 Netherlands 0.3% 2025 down 78.6% volatile
40 Norway 0.3% 2025 down 50.0% falling
40 Netherlands 0.3% 2025 down 78.6% volatile
43 Cyprus 0.2% 2025 down 95.5% volatile
44 Finland 0.1% 2025 down 90.9% volatile
45 Iceland 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 502 data points, 2015–2025
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