Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Italy
Italy: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 2.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Italy, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.9% for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in 2025.
That represents a change of up 45.0% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Italy peaked at 7.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2024.
Italy ranks 7th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.0% | — |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -29.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -29.7% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (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 Italy?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Italy was 2.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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