This statistic shows the percentage of households in selected European countries who had access to the interne via desktop or portable computer as of 2014. In 2014, 94 percent of households in the Netherlands accessed the internet using these types of devices.
Share of households using a desktop or portable computer to access the internet in selected European countries in 2014
Characteristic
Share of households
Iceland
96%
Netherlands
94%
Norway
92%
Denmark
92%
Switzerland
89%
Finland
87%
Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
87%
Sweden
87%
United Kingdom
86%
Belgium
82%
Estonia*
81%
France
81%
European Union (15 countries)
80%
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Eurostat. (December 16, 2014). Share of households using a desktop or portable computer to access the internet in selected European countries in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377592/internet-access-via-desktop-or-portable-computer-eu/
Eurostat. "Share of households using a desktop or portable computer to access the internet in selected European countries in 2014." Chart. December 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377592/internet-access-via-desktop-or-portable-computer-eu/
Eurostat. (2014). Share of households using a desktop or portable computer to access the internet in selected European countries in 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377592/internet-access-via-desktop-or-portable-computer-eu/
Eurostat. "Share of Households Using a Desktop or Portable Computer to Access The Internet in Selected European Countries in 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377592/internet-access-via-desktop-or-portable-computer-eu/
Eurostat, Share of households using a desktop or portable computer to access the internet in selected European countries in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377592/internet-access-via-desktop-or-portable-computer-eu/ (last visited April 29, 2025)
Share of households using a desktop or portable computer to access the internet in selected European countries in 2014 [Graph], Eurostat, December 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/377592/internet-access-via-desktop-or-portable-computer-eu/
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