EU countries by people using social networks

Denmark had the highest people using social networks of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 66.5%. Italy had the lowest, at 36.2%. The median was 50.1% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 43.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest66.5Denmark

Lowest36.2Italy

Median50.127 EU countries

European Union (27)43.6History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Under 40
40 to 45
45 to 51
51 to 55
55 and over

%, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

%. Source: Eurostat, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2014 (%)	Change on 2013
1	Denmark	66.5	+2.9 pts
2	Sweden	65.2	+8.5 pts
3	Luxembourg	60.5	+3.8 pts
4	Hungary	60	+3.6 pts
5	Netherlands	58.6	+3.6 pts
6	Finland	55.6	+4.3 pts
7	Malta	53.1	+2.2 pts
8	Latvia	52.7	-1.7 pts
9	Belgium	52.4	+5.8 pts
10	Spain	51.1	+5.2 pts
11	Estonia Series break	50.6	+1.8 pts
12	Ireland	50.4	+2.9 pts
13	Slovakia	50.4	+1.8 pts
14	Cyprus	50.1	+5.8 pts
15	Lithuania	47	+3.4 pts
16	Portugal	46.8	+3.1 pts
17	Austria	44.2	+6.8 pts
18	Germany	42.3	+0.2 pts
19	Slovenia	41.8	+3.5 pts
20	Greece	40.7	+4.5 pts
21	Croatia	40.4	+2.6 pts
22	Czechia	40	+3.7 pts
23	Bulgaria	39.6	+2.3 pts
24	France	38.5	+0.8 pts
25	Poland	36.8	+1.5 pts
26	Romania Series break	36.3	+2.8 pts
27	Italy	36.2	+4.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Share of people aged 16 to 74 who took part in social networks (creating a user profile, posting messages or other contributions) in the 3 months before the survey (Eurostat ICT usage survey).

A share of all people aged 16 to 74, not only of internet users. France changed its questionnaire in 2025 and Eurostat marks a break there.

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 activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i) (EU countries by people using social networks, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table

MLA 9

Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i), EU countries by people using social networks, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Apr. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-network-use/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). EU countries by people using social networks, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-network-use/eu-countries?period=2014.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i), EU countries by people using social networks, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-network-use/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest people using social networks?

Denmark, with 66.5% in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people using social networks?

Italy, with 36.2% in 2014.

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 activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Retrieved 2026-10-12.