Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by employment status and income quintile by country
Countries reporting
37
Highest
25.5
Albania
Lowest
0
Iceland
Median
1.3
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
471
What the numbers show
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by employment status and income quintile is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 25.5 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.3, and the mean is 2.44.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 25.5 | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 2 | Romania | 6.2 | 2025 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 5.8 | 2025 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 4 | Montenegro | 5 | 2023 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 4.4 | 2024 | down 77.3% | falling |
| 6 | Serbia | 4 | 2025 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 7 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 3.5 | 2019 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 8 | Italy | 2.9 | 2025 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 9 | Hungary | 2.8 | 2025 | down 67.1% | falling |
| 10 | Slovakia | 2.6 | 2025 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 11 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 2.3 | 2021 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 12 | Germany | 2.2 | 2025 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 2.1 | 2025 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 13 | Portugal | 2.1 | 2025 | down 71.2% | falling |
| 15 | Greece | 1.7 | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 1.7 | 2025 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 17 | France | 1.6 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 1.4 | 2025 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 1.3 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.3 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 21 | Latvia | 1.2 | 2025 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Czechia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 22 | Ireland | 0.9 | 2025 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Croatia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 0.8 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 26 | Belgium | 0.7 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 26 | Estonia | 0.7 | 2025 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 26 | Sweden | 0.7 | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0.6 | 2025 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Poland | 0.6 | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Denmark | 0.6 | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 32 | Switzerland | 0.4 | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 0.3 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 0.3 | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.2 | 2025 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 0.1 | 2025 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Iceland | 0 | 2020 | 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.