Daily internet use in Portugal

85.5% of people aged 16 to 74 in Portugal used the internet daily in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.

Measure: People who use the internet daily Unit: % of individuals Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Portugal, 2025 85.5% % of individuals
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 84.2%
European Union, 2025 89.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 89.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 31st of 36 See the full ranking

Daily internet use in Portugal over time

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

People who use the internet daily (% of individuals), 2003 to 2025
Period PortugalEuropean Union
2025 85.5% 89.5%
2024 84.2% 88.3%
2023 81.1% 85.9%
2022 79.6% 83.9%
2021 74.6% 80.4%b (break in time series)
2020 70.4% 79.7%e (estimated)
2019 65.4% 77.0%
2018 63.9% 74.1%
2017 62.6% 70.6%
2016 59.5% 68.5%
2015 55.5% 65.4%
2014 51.0% 62.7%
2013 47.6% 59.5%
2012 44.9% 56.3%
2011 41.6% 54.0%
2010 38.2% 50.9%
2009 33.3% 45.9%
2008 29.5% 41.2%
2007 26.5% 36.2%
2006 22.2% –
2005 18.8% –
2004 15.7% –
2003 12.9% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 84.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 55.5%, the figure has changed by +30.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 36 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 89.5%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_ci_ifp_fu · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_is=I_IDAY unit=PC_IND ind_type=IND_TOTAL
Observation period
2003 to 2025 for Portugal
Provider update
17 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat