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EU Statistics Reveal 11 Percent of UK People Have Never Used the Internet

Posted: 15th Dec, 2011 By: MarkJ
eu and uk internet statisticseuropean union flagEurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), has released its latest 'Internet use in Households and by Individuals in 2011' report. The study reveals that just 11% of UK individuals aged 16-74 have never used the internet (down from 29% in 2006), which compares favourably with the EU average of 24% (down from 42% in 2006).

The EU's own Digital Agenda target for 2015 is to reduce the percentage of individuals in the EU27 aged 16-74 who have never used the internet to just 15%. By that count we're well ahead with a 4% lead but there are also other factors to consider.

The proportion of households with internet access range from 45% in Bulgaria to 94% in the Netherlands. Some 85% of households in the UK have the internet (up from 63% in 2006), which again compares well with the EU average of 73% (up from 49% in 2006).

Broadband connectivity is another important factor and also one where we do extremely well. Some 83% of UK households have broadband (up from 44% in 2006), which is the same as the Netherlands and puts us just behind Sweden (86% - the highest share of broadband connections in 2011) and Denmark (84%). The EU average is just 68% (up from 30% in 2006).

Finally we also do extremely well for e-commerce. In 2011, 58% of internet users in the EU27 had ordered goods or services online within the last 12 months. The highest shares were observed in the UK (82%), Denmark and Germany (both 77%) and Sweden (75%).
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