The percentage of households with internet access in Central & Western Europe was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 3.2 percentage points. After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the internet penetration is estimated to reach 96.21 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted is the share of housholds with internet access in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the percentage of households with internet access in countries like Northern Europe and Russia.

Percentage of individuals using the internet frequently, i.e. every day or almost every day on average within the last 3 months prior to the survey, regardless of the place and purpose of internet access. Expressed as a percentage of all individuals aged between 16 and 74 years old surveyed. Data based on the annual EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals.

The percentage of households with internet access in Europe was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 4.2 percentage points. After the twenty-eighth consecutive increasing year, the internet penetration is estimated to reach 96.48 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the percentage of households with internet access of was continuously increasing over the past years.Depicted is the share of housholds with internet access in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the percentage of households with internet access in countries like Asia and Australia & Oceania.

Percentage of households who have internet access at home. All forms of internet use are included. Data based on the annual EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals. At least one member in the household should be aged 16 to 74 years. 

Regular use: at least once a week on average within the last 3 months before the survey. Use includes all locations and methods of access and any purpose (private or work/business related). The data source is the EU survey on the use of ICT in households and by individuals.

The share of households with internet access in the European Union saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 93.09 percent. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the share of households with internet access in the European Union with 93.09 percent. The EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals is an annual survey conducted since 2002 aiming at collecting and disseminating harmonised and comparable information on the use of ICT in households and by individuals. Data presented in this domain are collected on a yearly basis by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's annual model questionnaire. This questionnaire is updated each year to reflect the evolving situation of information and communication technologiesFind more statistics on in the European Union with key insights such as share of urban households with internet access, share of suburban households with internet access, and share of rural households with internet access.

European Union - Level of internet access was 94.19% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Level of internet access - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Level of internet access reached a record high of 94.19% in December of 2024 and a record low of 68.00% in December of 2010.

Percentage of households who have internet access at home. All forms of internet use are included. Data based on the annual EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals. At least one member in the household should be aged 16 to 74 years.

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The EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals is an annual survey conducted since 2002 aiming at collecting and disseminating harmonised and comparable information on the use of ICT in households and by individuals.

Data presented in this domain are collected on a yearly basis by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's annual model questionnaire. This questionnaire is updated each year to reflect the evolving situation of information and communication technologies.

Indicators from this survey are used for benchmarking purposes and in particular, this survey supports measuring the implementation of one of the six priorities for the period 2019-2024 of the von der Leyen European Commission – A Europe fit for the digital age. The strategy is built on three pillars: (1) Technology that works for the people; (2) A fair and competitive digital economy; (3) An open, democratic and sustainable society. Furthermore, it facilitates monitoring of the EU’s digital targets for 2030 set by the Digital Compass for the EU's Digital Decade, evolving around four cardinal points: skills, digital transformation of businesses, secure and sustainable digital infrastructures, and digitalization of public services.

Data on the use of ICT are also used in the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard (purchases over the Internet) and in the Employment Guidelines (e-skills of individuals).

Coverage: The characteristics to be provided are drawn from the following list of subjects:

• access to and use of ICTs by individuals and/or in households,
• use of the internet and other electronic networks for different purposes (e-commerce for example) by individuals and/or in households,
• ICT security and trust,
• ICT competence and skills,
• barriers to the use of ICT and the Internet,
• perceived effects of ICT usage on individuals and/or on households,
• use of ICT by individuals to exchange information and services with governments and public administrations (e-government),
• access to and use of technologies enabling connection to the Internet or other networks from anywhere at any time (ubiquitous connectivity).

In 2024, the survey collects data on the access to information and communication technologies (ICT), on the use of the internet, e-government, e-commerce, internet of things and green ICT.

Breakdowns (see details of available breakdowns in the document stored in the Annexes):

Relating to households:

• by region of residence (NUTS 1, optional: NUTS 2)
• by geographical location: less developed regions, transition regions, more developed regions
• by degree of urbanisation (till 2012: densely/intermediate/sparsely populated areas; from 2012: densely/thinly populated area, intermediate density area)
• by type of household
• by household's net monthly income (optional until 2020, mandatory since 2021)

Relating to individuals:

• by region of residence (NUTS1, optional: NUTS 2)
• by geographical location: less developed regions, transition regions, more developed regions
• by degree of urbanisation: (till 2012: densely/intermediate/sparsely populated areas; from 2012: densely/thinly populated area, intermediate density area)
• by gender
• by country of birth, country of citizenship (as of 2010, optional in 2010)
• by educational level: ISCED 1997 up to 2013 and ISCED 2011 from 2014 onwards.
• by occupation: manual/non-manual; ICT/non-ICT worker; 2-digit ISCO categories (optional until 2020, mandatory since 2021)
• by employment situation
• by age (in completed years and by groups)
• legal / de facto marital status (2011-2014, optional)

Regional breakdowns (NUTS) are available only for a selection of indicators disseminated in the regional tables in Eurobase (Regional Information society statistics by NUTS regions (isoc_reg)):

• households with access to the internet at home
• households with broadband access
• individuals who have never used a computer
• individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities
• individuals who used the internet for interaction with public authorities
• individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for private use
• individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work.

Austria - Level of internet access was 94.96% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Austria - Level of internet access - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, Austria - Level of internet access reached a record high of 95.00% in December of 2021 and a record low of 73.00% in December of 2010.

Percentage of individuals using the internet regularly, i.e. almost every day or at least once a week within the last 3 months prior to the survey, regardless of the place and purpose of internet access. Expressed as a percentage of all individuals aged between 16 and 74 years old surveyed. Data based on the annual EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals.

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Romania - Level of internet access was 94.57% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Romania - Level of internet access - last updated from the EUROSTAT on October of 2025. Historically, Romania - Level of internet access reached a record high of 94.57% in December of 2024 and a record low of 42.00% in December of 2010.

Percentage of households who have internet access at home. Data based on the annual EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals.

European Union - Households without access to internet at home, because of privacy or security concerns was 10.70% in December of 2019, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Households without access to internet at home, because of privacy or security concerns - last updated from the EUROSTAT on September of 2025. Historically, European Union - Households without access to internet at home, because of privacy or security concerns reached a record high of 10.70% in December of 2019 and a record low of 5.43% in December of 2008.

European Internet Access Provision Services HICP by Country, 2022 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

Monthly price of standalone Fixed Broadband Internet Access offers, including value added tax, excluding the additional cost of telephony or cable line (if any). The minimum and median prices refer to the group of similar subscriptions offered by internet service providers. Offers are not weigthed with market shares, so the offers' median price cannot be interpreted as the median price paid by consumers. ### Notes If no data is present for a country, it is because no corresponding offers have been found on the national market. ### Original source Broadband Internet Access Cost (BIAC), annual studies for the EC realised by Van Dijk, covering EU 28 Member States as well as Canada, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, FYROM, Norway, State of California, State of Colorado, State of New York, Switzerland and Turkey.: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/study-retail-broadband-access-prices-2013-smart-20100038 ### Parent dataset This dataset is part of of another dataset: http://digital-agenda-data.eu/datasets/digital_agenda_scoreboard_key_indicators

Fixed and mobile broadband internet traffic statistics come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs).

ITU collects Internet traffic statistics on fixed and mobile broadband (inside the country) through its annual World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators short and long questionnaires according to the methodology provided in the Handbook for the Collection of Administrative Data on Telecommunications/ICT. Mobile network operators (MNOs) and Internet service providers (IPSs) systematically measure Internet data usage (both upload and download) of their customers, which is the basis of traffic statistics. Data from MNOs and ISPs are collected and aggregated by national telecommunications/ICT regulatory authorities or ministries and reported to ITU in the World Telecommunication/ICT indicators questionnaire series. Data that are unavailable from the questionnaires are compiled from publicly available sources from regulators and ministries, and from the OECD Broadband statistics.

The statistics on the internet traffic include:

• Fixed-broadband internet traffic refers to the annual total volume of data traffic generated by fixed-broadband subscribers measured at the end-user access point. It should be measured by adding up download and upload traffic. Internet traffic refers to open Internet traffic generated or consumed by users connected to the Internet. Wholesale traffic (provided for another operator), walled-garden traffic, and IPTV and cable-TV traffic should be excluded. Traffic data should be collected from fixed operators offering Internet connections or ISPs by national regulatory authorities and ministries.
• Mobile broadband Internet traffic (within the country) refers to the annual total broadband traffic volumes (uploaded and downloaded) originated within the country from 3G or other more advanced mobile networks, including evolutions, or equivalent standards in terms of data transmission speeds. Wholesale and walled-garden traffic should be excluded. Traffic should be measured at the end-user access point.
• Mobile broadband Internet traffic (outside the country) refers to the annual total broadband traffic volumes originated outside the country from 3G or other more advanced mobile networks, including evolutions or equivalent standards in terms of data transmission speeds. Wholesale and walled-garden traffic should be excluded. Traffic should be collected and aggregated at the country level for all customers of domestic operators roaming outside the country. Traffic should be measured at the end-user access point.