Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal
Portugal: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal peaked at 7.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 12th of 43 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.3% | — |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal was 2.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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