Internet use in the last three months in Bulgaria
86.9% of people aged 16 to 74 in Bulgaria had used the internet in the previous three months in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2004.
Bulgaria, 2025
86.9%
Change from 2024
+4.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
93.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
94.5%
Position in 2025
35th of 36
Internet use in the last three months in Bulgaria over time
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% of individuals. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bulgaria | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86.9% | 93.8% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | 92.8% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | 91.4% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | 89.9% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | 89.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 70.2% | 87.6%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 68.0% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | 83.9% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | 82.0% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | 80.2% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | 69.4% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | 62.9% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | 55.0% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | – |
| 2004 | 15.9% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +4.4 percentage points from 82.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 56.7%, the figure has changed by +30.2 percentage points.
- Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Bulgaria has the 35th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 93.8%.