Internet use in the last three months in Portugal

89.5% of people aged 16 to 74 in Portugal had used the internet in the previous three months in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: People who used the internet in the last three months Unit: % of individuals Data: 2002 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Portugal, 2025 89.5% % of individuals
Change from 2024 +1.0percentage points 2024: 88.5%
European Union, 2025 93.8% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 94.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 31st of 36 See the full ranking

Internet use in the last three months 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 used the internet in the last three months (% of individuals), 2002 to 2025
Period PortugalEuropean Union
2025 89.5% 93.8%
2024 88.5% 92.8%
2023 85.8% 91.4%
2022 84.5% 89.9%
2021 82.3% 89.0%b (break in time series)
2020 78.3% 87.6%e (estimated)
2019 75.4% 85.9%
2018 74.7% 83.9%
2017 73.8% 82.0%
2016 70.4% 80.2%
2015 68.6% 77.8%
2014 64.6% 76.1%
2013 62.1% 73.3%
2012 60.3% 71.6%
2011 55.3% 69.4%
2010 51.1% 66.5%
2009 46.5% 62.9%
2008 41.9% 59.4%
2007 39.6% 55.0%
2006 35.6% –
2005 32.0% –
2004 29.3% –
2003 25.7% –
2002 19.4% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 88.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 68.6%, the figure has changed by +20.8 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 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
2002 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