Internet use in the last three months in Belgium

96.5% of people aged 16 to 74 in Belgium had used the internet in the previous three months in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2005.

Measure: People who used the internet in the last three months Unit: % of individuals Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, 2025 96.5% % of individuals
Change from 2024 +0.7percentage points 2024: 95.8%
European Union, 2025 93.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 94.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 10th of 36 See the full ranking

Internet use in the last three months in Belgium over time

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% of individuals. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People who used the internet in the last three months (% of individuals), 2005 to 2025
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
2025 96.5% 93.8%
2024 95.8% 92.8%
2023 94.6% 91.4%
2022 94.0% 89.9%
2021 92.8% 89.0%b (break in time series)
2020 91.5% 87.6%e (estimated)
2019 90.3% 85.9%
2018 88.7% 83.9%
2017 87.7% 82.0%
2016 86.5% 80.2%
2015 85.1% 77.8%
2014 85.0% 76.1%
2013 82.2% 73.3%
2012 80.7% 71.6%
2011 81.6% 69.4%
2010 77.6% 66.5%
2009 74.5% 62.9%
2008 68.9% 59.4%
2007 66.8% 55.0%
2006 62.0% –
2005 57.6% –

Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 95.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 85.1%, the figure has changed by +11.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Belgium has the 10th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 93.8%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_ci_ifp_iu · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_is=I_IU3 unit=PC_IND ind_type=IND_TOTAL
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Belgium
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat