EU countries by share of people using the internet

Name: EU countries by share of people using the internet, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Ireland had the highest share of people using the internet of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 98.9%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 75.3%. The median was 90.8% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 89%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest98.9Ireland

Lowest75.3Bulgaria

Median90.827 EU countries

European Union (27)89History

All EU countries, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2021 (%)	Change on 2020
1	Ireland Series break	98.9	+7.9 pts
2	Denmark	98.9	+0.2 pts
3	Luxembourg	98.7	+0.2 pts
4	Sweden	96.8	-0.3 pts
5	Finland	96.7	-0.3 pts
6	Netherlands	94.5	+0.5 pts
7	Spain	93.9	+0.7 pts
8	Belgium	92.8	+1.3 pts
9	Austria	92.5	+5 pts
10	France	91.6	n/a
11	Germany Series break	91.4	-2.9 pts
12	Latvia	91.3	+2.4 pts
13	Estonia	91	+1.9 pts
14	Cyprus	90.8	-0 pts
15	Slovenia	89	+2.4 pts
16	Slovakia	88.9	-1 pts
17	Czechia	88.9	+1.3 pts
18	Hungary	88.6	+3.9 pts
19	Malta	87.5	+0.6 pts
20	Lithuania	86.9	+3.9 pts
21	Poland	85.4	+2.2 pts
22	Romania	83.6	+5.1 pts
23	Portugal	82.3	+4 pts
24	Italy	81.6	+3.6 pts
25	Croatia	81.3	+2.9 pts
26	Greece	78.5	+0.4 pts
27	Bulgaria	75.3	+5.1 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. 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?

Ireland, with 98.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Bulgaria, with 75.3% in 2021.

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.