First, a short introduction to the theme of this module:

Metadata on Eurostat database , based on the annual model questionnaires on ICT, show that by 2019, the share of households in the EU with internet access has risen to 90%, 26% higher than ten years before – 2009; with broadband internet access being used by 88%, which marks 33% rise from 2009. The countries with the highest proportion of internet access in 2019 were the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Finland, Ireland and Spain – these countries reported that more than 9 out of every 10 households had internet access. The lowest rate of internet access among the EU-27 Member States was observed in Bulgaria (75 %).

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In 2014 little less than a half of EU respondents, age 16 to 74 used a mobile device to connect to the internet whilst in 2019 the percentage had risen by 25% to 73 %. The most common mobile devices for internet connections were mobile or smartphones, laptops, and tablet computers (Eurostat, 2019).

References

Eurostat (2019). Digital economy and society statistics - households and individuals. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Digital_economy_and_society_statistics_-_households_and_individuals