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EU countries by share of people using the internet

Denmark had the highest share of people using the internet of 26 EU countries in 2020, at 98.7%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 70.2%. The median was 88.3% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 87.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest98.7Denmark
Lowest70.2Bulgaria
Median88.326 EU countries
European Union (27)87.6History

All EU countries, 2020

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DenmarkDenmark: 98.7 %98.7LuxembourgLuxembourg: 98.5 %98.5SwedenSweden: 97.1 %97.1FinlandFinland: 97 %97GermanyGermany: 94.3 %94.3NetherlandsNetherlands: 94 %94SpainSpain: 93.2 %93.2BelgiumBelgium: 91.5 %91.5IrelandIreland: 91 %91CyprusCyprus: 90.8 %90.8SlovakiaSlovakia: 89.9 %89.9EstoniaEstonia: 89.1 %89.1LatviaLatvia: 88.9 %88.9CzechiaCzechia: 87.6 %87.6AustriaAustria: 87.5 %87.5MaltaMalta: 86.9 %86.9SloveniaSlovenia: 86.6 %86.6HungaryHungary: 84.8 %84.8PolandPoland: 83.2 %83.2LithuaniaLithuania: 83.1 %83.1RomaniaRomania: 78.5 %78.5CroatiaCroatia: 78.3 %78.3PortugalPortugal: 78.3 %78.3GreeceGreece: 78.1 %78.1ItalyItaly: 78 %78BulgariaBulgaria: 70.2 %70.2
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Denmark98.7+1.6 pts
2Luxembourg98.5+2 pts
3Sweden97.1-0.5 pts
4Finland97+1.7 pts
5Germany94.3+1.3 pts
6Netherlands94-2 pts
7Spain93.2+2.5 pts
8Belgium91.5+1.3 pts
9Ireland91+0.7 pts
10Cyprus90.8+4.7 pts
11Slovakia89.9+7.1 pts
12Estonia89.1-1.2 pts
13Latvia88.9+2.8 pts
14Czechia87.6+0.6 pts
15Austria87.5-0.2 pts
16Malta86.9+1.1 pts
17Slovenia86.6+3.5 pts
18Hungary84.8+4.4 pts
19Poland83.2+2.7 pts
20Lithuania83.1+1.5 pts
21Romania78.5+4.8 pts
22Croatia78.3-0.8 pts
23Portugal78.3+2.9 pts
24Greece78.1+2.5 pts
25Italy78+2.4 pts
26Bulgaria70.2+2.2 pts

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About this ranking

Share of people aged 16 to 74 who used the internet in the three months before the survey, at any place and on any device.

Eurostat survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals, ages 16 to 74 only. It is a separate series from the ITU share of internet users published by the World Bank, which follows each country's own age range and includes ITU estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. 1 EU countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Individuals, internet use in the last 3 months (isoc_ci_ifp_iu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ifp_iu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest share of people using the internet?

Denmark, with 98.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest share of people using the internet?

Bulgaria, with 70.2% in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Individuals, internet use in the last 3 months (isoc_ci_ifp_iu). Retrieved 2026-10-09. 1 EU countries have no value for 2020 and are not ranked.

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