Europe digital tech for future democratic life by country 2023

As of March 2023, half of adult individuals in Ireland said that digital services will be necessary for engaging in democratic life by 2030. Around 44 percent of adults in Sweden shared the same opinion. In contrast, 20 percent of respondents in Lithuania said digital technologies would not be important for democratic life in the future.

Opinions of adults in Europe on the importance of digital technologies for democratic life in the future as of March 2023, by country

Characteristic	Very important	Fairly important	Not very important	Not at all important	Don't know
Ireland	50%	31%	7%	7%	5%
Netherlands	35%	45%	20%	-	-
Sweden	44%	36%	11%	7%	2%
Denmark	42%	35%	14%	6%	3%
Estonia	35%	39%	14%	7%	5%
Italy	29%	45%	16%	8%	2%
Cyprus	34%	39%	13%	9%	5%
Luxembourg	26%	46%	17%	8%	3%
Belgium	24%	47%	20%	7%	2%
Finland	30%	41%	16%	9%	4%
Poland	29%	42%	17%	9%	3%
Hungary	28%	42%	17%	11%	2%
Malta	40%	30%	11%	14%	5%
Slovakia	32%	38%	13%	13%	4%
Spain	31%	38%	16%	13%	2%
Bulgaria	34%	34%	12%	13%	7%
EU27	27%	41%	18%	11%	3%
Portugal	31%	37%	12%	15%	5%
Greece	32%	35%	16%	14%	3%
Croatia	26%	41%	21%	10%	2%
Germany	22%	43%	19%	11%	5%
Austria	26%	37%	18%	15%	4%
Slovenia	31%	32%	21%	14%	2%
Lithuania	30%	32%	15%	20%	3%
Czechia	21%	40%	19%	14%	6%
Latvia	20%	41%	18%	14%	7%
Romania	21%	40%	25%	12%	2%
France	22%	38%	20%	16%	4%

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Release date

May 2024

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

March 2 to 26 2024

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "And more specifically, how important do you think digital technologies will be in the following areas of your daily life by 2030? :-Engaging in democratic life (e.g., voting, virtual citizen assemblies/town hall meetings, finding reliable information, etc.)"

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