The share of households with broadband internet access in the European Union saw no significant changes in 2021 in comparison to the previous year 2020 and remained at around 90.21 percent. Nevertheless, 2021 still represents a peak in the share of households with broadband internet access in the European Union with 90.21 percent.
Share of households with broadband internet access in the EU-27 from 2012 to 2021
Characteristic
Share of households
2021b
90.21%
2020e
89.36%
2019
87.53%
2018
84.91%
2017
83.48%
2016
81.52%
2015
78.47%
2014
76.83%
2013
74.19%
2012
70.56%
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b: Break in time series. e: Estimated value. The availability of broadband is measured by the percentage of households that are connectable to an exchange that has been converted to support xDSL-technology, to a cable network upgraded for internet traffic, or to other broadband technologies. It includes fixed and mobile connections.
Data given in this domain are collected annually by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's annual model questionnaires on ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) usage�in households and by individuals. The model questionnaire changes every year. The changes of questions in the MQ are required by the evolving situation of information and communication technologies. The household survey comprises questions at household level and individual level.
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Eurostat. (March 7, 2023). Share of households with broadband internet access in the EU-27 from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235087/share-of-households-broadband-internet-access-eu27/
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