EU countries by households with internet access at home

The Netherlands had the highest households with internet access at home of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 98%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 72.1%. The median was 86.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 87.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest98Netherlands

Lowest72.1Bulgaria

Median86.427 EU countries

European Union (27)87.9History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Under 81
81 to 84
84 to 87
87 to 92
92 and over

%, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

%. Source: Eurostat, Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 (%)	Change on 2017
1	Netherlands	98	-0.2 pts
2	Germany	94.4	+1.5 pts
3	Finland	94.3	-0.1 pts
4	Sweden	93.4	-1.3 pts
5	Luxembourg Series break	93	-4.2 pts
6	Denmark	92.7	-4.3 pts
7	Estonia	90.5	+2.2 pts
8	Ireland	89.1	+0.7 pts
9	Austria	88.8	-0 pts
10	France	88.6	+2.2 pts
11	Belgium	87.3	+1.3 pts
12	Slovenia	86.7	+4.9 pts
13	Czechia	86.4	+3.1 pts
13	Spain	86.4	+3 pts
15	Cyprus	86.2	+6.8 pts
16	Italy	84.3	+3.3 pts
17	Poland	84.2	+2.3 pts
18	Malta	84.1	-0.6 pts
19	Hungary	83.3	+1 pts
20	Latvia	81.6	+3 pts
21	Croatia	81.5	+5.1 pts
22	Romania	80.9	+4.4 pts
23	Slovakia	80.8	-0.5 pts
24	Portugal	79.4	+2.5 pts
25	Lithuania	78.4	+3.4 pts
26	Greece	76.5	+5.5 pts
27	Bulgaria	72.1	+4.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Households where any member can use the internet at home, by any device or connection, as a percentage of all households with at least one member aged 16 to 74.

Measures access at home, whether or not anyone used it. A separate series from households_broadband_subscription_share, the US Census Bureau share of households with a paid broadband subscription, and from internet_use_last_3_months, a share of people.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_in_h/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h) (EU countries by households with internet access at home, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_in_h/default/table

MLA 9

Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h), EU countries by households with internet access at home, 2018. Eurostat, European Commission, 25 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_in_h/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-internet-access/eu-countries?period=2018. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h). EU countries by households with internet access at home, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_in_h/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-internet-access/eu-countries?period=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h), EU countries by households with internet access at home, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_in_h/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households-internet-access/eu-countries?period=2018 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest households with internet access at home?

The Netherlands, with 98% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest households with internet access at home?

Bulgaria, with 72.1% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Level of internet access, households, all household types (isoc_ci_in_h). Retrieved 2026-10-18.