Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
28.0%
Albania
Lowest
0.0%
Iceland
Median
0.9%
Years covered
11
2015–2025
Data points
459

What the numbers show

Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 28.0% in Albania; the lowest is 0.0% in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 2.2%.

Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 28.0% 2022 down 39.8% falling
2 Romania 6.2% 2025 down 75.3% falling
3 Bulgaria 5.9% 2025 down 62.4% falling
4 North Macedonia 4.4% 2024 down 67.6% falling
5 Serbia 4.1% 2025 down 72.8% falling
6 Italy 2.9% 2025 down 58.6% falling
7 Hungary 2.8% 2025 down 67.1% falling
8 Slovakia 2.7% 2025 down 51.8% falling
8 Slovakia 2.7% 2025 down 51.8% falling
10 Germany 2.2% 2025 down 43.6% falling
11 Lithuania 2.1% 2025 down 70.8% falling
11 Portugal 2.1% 2025 down 71.2% falling
11 Lithuania 2.1% 2025 down 70.8% falling
14 Spain 1.7% 2025 down 68.5% volatile
14 Greece 1.7% 2025 down 83.2% volatile
16 France 1.6% 2025 down 23.8% falling
17 Malta 1.4% 2025 down 51.7% falling
18 Austria 1.3% 2025 down 13.3% flat
19 Latvia 1.2% 2025 down 84.6% volatile
19 Latvia 1.2% 2025 down 84.6% volatile
21 Croatia 0.9% 2025 down 75.7% falling
21 Croatia 0.9% 2025 down 75.7% falling
21 Czechia 0.9% 2025 down 71.0% falling
24 Luxembourg 0.8% 2025 down 33.3% falling
24 Ireland 0.8% 2025 down 83.3% volatile
24 Sweden 0.8% 2025 down 33.3% flat
27 Belgium 0.7% 2025 down 75.9% falling
27 Estonia 0.7% 2025 down 78.8% falling
27 Estonia 0.7% 2025 down 78.8% falling
30 Denmark 0.6% 2025 down 60.0% falling
30 Slovenia 0.6% 2025 down 76.9% volatile
30 Poland 0.6% 2025 down 85.4% volatile
30 Slovenia 0.6% 2025 down 76.9% volatile
30 Poland 0.6% 2025 down 85.4% volatile
35 Switzerland 0.4% 2024 down 71.4% falling
36 Norway 0.3% 2025 down 50.0% falling
37 Cyprus 0.2% 2025 down 95.5% volatile
37 Netherlands 0.2% 2025 down 85.7% volatile
37 Netherlands 0.2% 2025 down 85.7% volatile
40 Finland 0.1% 2025 down 90.9% volatile
41 Iceland 0.0% 2021 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 sex, age, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
43 places, 459 data points, 2015–2025
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