In 2023, the share of rural households with internet access in the European Union remained nearly unchanged at around 90.52 percent. Nevertheless, 2023 still represents a peak in the share of rural households with internet access in the European Union with 90.52 percent. The EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals is an annual survey conducted since 2002 aiming at collecting and disseminating harmonised and comparable information on the use of ICT in households and by individuals. Data presented in this domain are collected on a yearly basis by the National Statistical Institutes and are based on Eurostat's annual model questionnaire. This questionnaire is updated each year to reflect the evolving situation of information and communication technologies
Share of rural households with internet access in the European Union (EU 27) from 2014 to 2023
Characteristic
Share of households
2023
90.52%
2022
89.95%
2021
89.48%
2020
88.32%
2019
86.4%
2018
83.87%
2017
81.26%
2016
79.35%
2015
76.13%
2014
73.55%
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b: Break in time series. e: Estimated value. 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 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. The household survey comprises questions at household level and individual level.
This data was obtained from the Eurostat database with code ISOC_CI_IN_H
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Eurostat. (April 12, 2024). Share of rural households with internet access in the European Union (EU 27) from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236336/share-of-households-rural-internet-access-eu27/
Eurostat. "Share of rural households with internet access in the European Union (EU 27) from 2014 to 2023." Chart. April 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236336/share-of-households-rural-internet-access-eu27/
Eurostat. (2024). Share of rural households with internet access in the European Union (EU 27) from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236336/share-of-households-rural-internet-access-eu27/
Eurostat. "Share of Rural Households with Internet Access in The European Union (Eu 27) from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236336/share-of-households-rural-internet-access-eu27/
Eurostat, Share of rural households with internet access in the European Union (EU 27) from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236336/share-of-households-rural-internet-access-eu27/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Share of rural households with internet access in the European Union (EU 27) from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], Eurostat, April 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236336/share-of-households-rural-internet-access-eu27/
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