Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium
Belgium: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium peaked at 3.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.9% | — |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 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)
- 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 persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium was 0.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Belgium ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. 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 who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age and a risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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