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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by employment status and income quintile
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 471 data points, 2014–2025
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