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
6th
of 6 regions
All-time high
5.8%
in 2014
All-time low
1.8%
in 2024
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
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.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 5.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.8% | — |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -20.7% |
| 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 | 4.1% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- 3 Bulgaria 5.8% compare
- 4 Montenegro 5.0% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4.4% compare
- 6 Serbia 4.0% compare
- 7 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 3.5% compare
- 8 Italy 2.9% compare
- 9 Hungary 2.8% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
- Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.8 Index (2025)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 352,767 Thousand persons (2026)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 67.24 million Thousand hours worked (2026)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 104.36 Index, 2020=100 (2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 352,258 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 15.3 Euro (2025)
- Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 51,903 Euro (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 267.01 million Thousand hours worked (2025)
- Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 265.89 million Thousand hours worked (2024)
- Labour input in construction - quarterly data 107.7 Index, 2021=100 (2026)
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 5.8% in 2014.
- 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 6th out of 6 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 employment status and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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