As of October 2019, 69 percent of people in the EU-27 had heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Survey respondents from Poland showed the highest rate of awareness as 95 percent stated that they were aware of the GDPR. Only 38 percent of respondents from Estonia claimed the same.
Share of individuals in Europe aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of October 2019, by country
The source phrased the question as follows: "Have you heard of the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR?"
The Fundamental Rights Survey interviewed people aged 16 years and older in all EU Member States, North Macedonia and the United Kingdom. The survey design involves a combination of face-to-face and online data collection, as appropriate in each country, to reach a representative sample of the total population.
Values may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Fundamental Rights Agency. (June 18, 2020). Share of individuals in Europe aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of October 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175252/awareness-of-gdpr-by-country-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Share of individuals in Europe aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of October 2019, by country." Chart. June 18, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175252/awareness-of-gdpr-by-country-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency. (2020). Share of individuals in Europe aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of October 2019, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175252/awareness-of-gdpr-by-country-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency. "Share of Individuals in Europe Aware of The General Data Protection Regulation (Gdpr) as of October 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175252/awareness-of-gdpr-by-country-europe/
Fundamental Rights Agency, Share of individuals in Europe aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of October 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175252/awareness-of-gdpr-by-country-europe/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Share of individuals in Europe aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as of October 2019, by country [Graph], Fundamental Rights Agency, June 18, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1175252/awareness-of-gdpr-by-country-europe/