Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.2%
Change on year
up 13.5%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
4.6%
in 2015
All-time low
3.5%
in 2019
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 4.2% for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in 2025.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 4.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.6% | — |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Albania 38.2% compare
- 2 North Macedonia 12.5% compare
- 3 Montenegro 12.0% compare
- 4 Serbia 10.5% compare
- 5 Türkiye 9.3% compare
More poverty & inequality data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions included in) 34.4% (2025)
- At-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers (pensions excluded) 15.3% (2025)
- Relative at risk of poverty gap by poverty threshold - EU-SILC and 23.6% (2025)
- Gender differences in the at-risk-of-poverty rate by age -2.9 Number (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by type of contract 5.2% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by months worked 16.5% (2025)
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by full-/part-time work 13.5% (2025)
- Tenure status by level of disability (activity limitation) and 69.2% (2025)
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by sex and age - EU-SILC and ECHP 3.6% (2025)
- Persons at risk of poverty by level of disability (activity) 21.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 4.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2019.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a computer by sex, age, and risk of poverty threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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