In 2021, the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) ranked Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Ireland as the European Union member states with the lowest share of people who have never used the internet. The countries reported that less than one percent of their population has never used the internet. By comparison, Greece, Bulgaria, and Portugal were identified as the EU member states with the highest share of people who never used the internet, reporting respectively 19.86, 17.02, and 15.61 percent of their population as never having been online before.
Share of population in the European Union who have never used the internet as of 2021, by country
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European Commission. (March 30, 2022). Share of population in the European Union who have never used the internet as of 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246262/eu-people-who-never-used-the-internet/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of population in the European Union who have never used the internet as of 2021, by country [Graph], European Commission, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246262/eu-people-who-never-used-the-internet/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
