EU-27: share of daily internet user, by age

The European questionnaire on Information and Communication Technologies Data reveals that there exists a disparity between the internet usage of people from different age groups. This disparity although present in most countries, differs widely in its severity.
In 2019, 95 percent of users across the European Union (EU-27) between 16 and 24 years used the internet on a daily basis. Furthermore, 94 percent of people between the age of 25 and 34 used the internet daily so the survey. 90 percent of people between 35 and 44 also used the internet daily. The share of people between 45 and 54 was 82 percent, for people between 55 and 64 the share was lowest among all age groups, with 69 percent of them using the internet daily.

Share of daily internet users in the European Union (EU-27) according to age from 2014 to 2020

Characteristic	16 to 24 years old	25 to 34 years old	35 to 44 years old	45 to 54 years old	55 to 64 years old
2020	95%	94%	90%	82%	69%
2019	95%	92%	88%	79%	64%
2018	94%	91%	85%	75%	59%
2017	92%	88%	81%	71%	55%
2016	92%	87%	79%	68%	51%
2015	90%	84%	75%	64%	48%
2014	88%	82%	72%	61%	45%

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Release date

June 2021

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Survey time period

2014 to 2020

Age group

16 - 64

Special properties

Low formal education: At most lower secondary education; Medium formal education: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education; High formal education: Tertiary education

Supplementary notes

The aim of the European ICT surveys is the timely provision of statistics on individuals and households on the use of Information and Communication Technologies at European level.
Data coverage corresponds to Dataset [ISOC_BDE15CUA] code [I_IDAY] of the (Information and Communication Technologies) survey.

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