Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity was 61.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) is 61.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 61.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2009.
That places Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 34.6% | — |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 42.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 61.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 37.2% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 53.4% | 61.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- 11 France 65.0% compare
- 12 Germany 64.5% compare
- 13 Montenegro 62.6% compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 58.8% compare
- 15 United Kingdom 58.8% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 56.9% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
- Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 359,179 Thousand persons (2026)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 4,433 Thousand annual working units (AWU) (2025)
- Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 97.3 Index, 2020=100 (2025)
- Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 68.67 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)
- Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 61.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2009.
- How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is use of computers and the internet by employees by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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