Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium
Belgium: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 0.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium stood at 0.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium peaked at 3.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2025.
That places Belgium 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.9% | — |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +24.1% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -31.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -26.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Belgium
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,384 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 221,494 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 210,503 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.18 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 814,388 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0691 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Belgium was 0.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at home by sex, age, degree of urbanisation and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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