EU countries by people using social networks

Luxembourg had the highest people using social networks of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 68.3%. Slovenia had the lowest, at 37.4%. The median was 52.6% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 47.9%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest68.3Luxembourg

Lowest37.4Slovenia

Median52.627 EU countries

European Union (27)47.9History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Under 42
42 to 47
47 to 55
55 to 60
60 and over

%, 2015. Source: Eurostat, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2015

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Luxembourg	68.3	+7.8 pts
2	Belgium	66.7	+14.3 pts
3	Denmark	64.9	-1.6 pts
4	Sweden	62.5	-2.7 pts
5	Hungary	60.8	+0.7 pts
6	Malta	60.1	+7 pts
7	Netherlands	59.3	+0.7 pts
8	Finland	58.2	+2.6 pts
9	Latvia	57.5	+4.8 pts
10	Germany	57	+14.6 pts
11	Estonia	55.8	+5.2 pts
12	Cyprus	54	+3.9 pts
13	Slovakia	53.6	+3.3 pts
14	Ireland	52.6	+2.1 pts
15	Spain	50.9	-0.2 pts
16	Portugal	48.1	+1.3 pts
17	Lithuania	46.3	-0.8 pts
18	Austria	45.3	+1.1 pts
19	Croatia	44.6	+4.2 pts
20	Greece	43.9	+3.3 pts
21	Romania	43.6	+7.4 pts
22	Bulgaria	42.2	+2.6 pts
23	Poland	41.4	+4.6 pts
24	Czechia	40.6	+0.7 pts
25	Italy	38.1	+1.8 pts
26	France	37.7	-0.8 pts
27	Slovenia	37.4	-4.5 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which EU country has the highest people using social networks?

Luxembourg, with 68.3% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people using social networks?

Slovenia, with 37.4% in 2015.

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.