Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.9%
Change on year
up 5.6%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
4.6%
in 2015
All-time low
1.8%
in 2024
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) is 1.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 4.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
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 Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.6% | — |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 1 Albania 25.6% compare
- 2 Romania 6.2% compare
- 3 Bulgaria 5.9% compare
- 4 Montenegro 4.9% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% compare
More science & technology data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 348,610 Million euro (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 348,610 Million euro (2024)
- Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 75,750 Megawatt (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 2.79 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Researchers by sector of performance, country of citizenship and sex 2.54 million Head count (2023)
- Researchers by sector of performance, age class and sex 2.54 million Head count (2023)
- Share of female researchers by sector of performance 34.1% (2023)
- National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 5,145 Million euro (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 1.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 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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