Households - type of connection to the internet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Households - type of connection to the internet was 90.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
90.2%
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 5 regions
All-time high
90.2%
in 2021
All-time low
40.2%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2007–2021
Households - type of connection to the internet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2007–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 90.2% for households - type of connection to the internet in 2021. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - type of connection to the internet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 90.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Households - type of connection to the internet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 40.2% | — |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 40.2% | 54.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 60.9% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 89.4% | 90.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Norway 98.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 98.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 98.6% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 97.3% compare
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - type of connection to the internet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Households - type of connection to the internet in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 90.2% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - type of connection to the internet recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households - type of connection to the internet recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2007.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for households - type of connection to the internet?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 5 regions with data for 2021.
- Is households - type of connection to the internet rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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