site.btaOver 20% of Bulgarians Unable to Afford Internet, Second Highest Number in EU

In 2022, 2.4% of the EU population were unable to afford an internet connection. On the other hand, the share for people at risk of poverty was higher at 7.6%, the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat) reported on Tuesday. Compared with 2021, the situation improved by 0.3 percentage points (2.7%) for total population and by 0.8 percentage points (8.4%) for people at risk of poverty.

In 2022, the difference between total and at-risk-of-poverty population in terms of capacity to afford an internet connection was also visible across EU countries: the highest share of people at risk of poverty unable to afford an internet connection was recorded in Romania (25.0%), followed by Bulgaria (20.5%) and Hungary (16.5%). On the other hand, the lowest shares were recorded in Denmark and Finland (both 1.0%), followed by Cyprus and Luxembourg (both 1.5%).