Households with internet access in United Kingdom

97.3% of households in United Kingdom had internet access at home in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.

Measure: Households with internet access Unit: % of households Data: 2002 to 2020 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2020 97.3% % of households
Change from 2019 +1.5percentage points 2019: 95.9%
European Union, 2020 91.3%e (Estimated) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020 90.7% Middle value of 25 countries

Households with internet access in United Kingdom over time

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

Households with internet access (% of households), 2002 to 2025
Period United KingdomEuropean Union
2025 – 94.8%
2024 – 94.2%
2023 – 93.1%
2022 – 92.4%
2021 – 92.3%b (break in time series)
2020 97.3% 91.3%e (estimated)
2019 95.9% 89.7%
2018 94.9% 87.9%
2017 94.0% 85.8%
2016 93.5% 84.2%
2015 91.3% 81.4%
2014 90.3% 79.6%
2013 88.5% 77.2%
2012 86.8% 74.5%
2011 82.7% 71.6%
2010 79.6% 68.5%
2009 76.7% 64.2%
2008 71.1% 58.6%
2007 66.7% 53.0%
2006 62.6% –
2005 60.2% –
2004 55.9% –
2003 55.1% –
2002 49.7% –

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 95.9% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 79.6%, the figure has changed by +17.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 91.3%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
isoc_ci_in_h · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_HH hhtyp=TOTAL
Observation period
2002 to 2020 for United Kingdom
Provider update
25 June 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat