Eurostat reports on social media usage among youth in the European Union

According to 2025 Eurostat data, Cyprus holds the highest rate of social media usage among individuals aged 16 to 29 at 98.3%. Other countries with high usage include the Czech Republic at 97.2% and Denmark at 96.9%. Across the European Union, 89.3% of youth in this age group use social media, compared to 67.3% of the total population. This indicates a significant digital divide of 22 percentage points between the youth and the general population. The largest gaps in usage between these groups were observed in Croatia (29.2 percentage points), Austria (28.2 points), and Poland (27.2 points). Conversely, the smallest gaps were recorded in Denmark (7.2 points), Malta (10.3 points), and Cyprus (11.8 points). Nineteen out of 27 EU member states reported that over 90% of young people use social media. The lowest engagement rates among youth were documented in Italy at 80.3%, Germany at 84.2%, and Luxembourg at 84.8%.