Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal
Portugal: Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at was 2.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal stood at 2.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal peaked at 7.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2025.
Portugal ranks 11th of 41 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.3% | — |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.9% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal?
- Persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at in Portugal was 2.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at?
- Portugal ranks 11th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford internet connection for personal use at rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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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