EU countries by people using social networks

Denmark had the highest people using social networks of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 80.8%. Italy had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 60.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 54.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest80.8Denmark

Lowest42.3Italy

Median60.427 EU countries

European Union (27)54.2History

Map of EU countries, 2019

Under 54
54 to 59
59 to 63
63 to 68
68 and over

%, 2019. Source: Eurostat, Individuals, internet activities, participating in social networks, all individuals (isoc_ci_ac_i). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2019 (%)	Change on 2018
1	Denmark	80.8	+2.1 pts
2	Belgium	75.5	+2.9 pts
3	Sweden	72.2	+1.9 pts
4	Cyprus	71.7	+2.8 pts
5	Malta	70.7	+1 pts
6	Hungary	68.9	+3.5 pts
7	Netherlands	66.9	+1.2 pts
8	Finland	66.7	-0.3 pts
9	Estonia	65.1	+3.1 pts
10	Latvia	64.7	+3.2 pts
11	Ireland	63.6	+3.4 pts
12	Luxembourg	62.5	-1.3 pts
13	Lithuania	60.6	+2.6 pts
14	Portugal	60.4	+1.2 pts
15	Romania	60.2	-0.6 pts
16	Slovakia	59.2	-0.6 pts
17	Czechia	59	+3.4 pts
18	Spain	58.6	+0.5 pts
19	Croatia	57.9	+4 pts
20	Greece	56.7	+3.7 pts
21	Austria	55.6	+2.4 pts
22	Poland	53	+3.2 pts
23	Bulgaria	52.9	+1.5 pts
24	Germany	52.5	-0.2 pts
25	Slovenia	52.1	+3.3 pts
26	France	42.3	+0.4 pts
27	Italy	42.3	-4.2 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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

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, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/isoc_ci_ac_i/default/table},
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Which EU country has the highest people using social networks?

Denmark, with 80.8% in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest people using social networks?

Italy, with 42.3% in 2019.

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.