EUROPEAN UNION

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As of January 1, 2007, there are 27 member States in the European Union (EU27):
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg,
Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Sweden and the United Kingdom.




European Union Internet Usage
EU Internet usage, search engines and market Report.

Official Page of the European Union
Available in 20 languages

European Communications Market Reports

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Links to the 27 Member States of the European Union

502,748,071 is the 2011 estimated population for the European Union (EU27)

338,469,075 Internet users as of June 30/11, 67.3 % penetration, per IWS.

171,305,880 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 34.1% penetration rate.

• Internet Statistics and Population for European Union
  
  
• All of Europe Page
  
  
• EU Enlargement Page
  The five candidate countries for Acceding the European Union.
  
  
• European Union Research
  Guide for EU information research.
  
  
• European Union Statistics
  Official Statistics Page for the European Union
  
  
• European Union and the USA
  Facts, Figures and News from the EU
  
  
• At present, Croatia, Iceland, Macedonia, Montenegro and Turkey are the
  five Applicant Countries for future entrance into the European Union.
  Information here.
  
  

A U S T R I A

AT - 8,217,280 population (2011) - Country Area: 83,858 sq km

Capital city: Vienna - population 1,704,864 (2010)

6,143,600 Internet users as of June/10, 74.8% penetration, per ITU.

2,682,080 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 32.6% penetration rate.

B E L G I U M

BE - 10,431,477 population (2011) - Country Area: 30,518 sq km

Capital city: Brussels - population 1,059,483 (2010)

8,113,200 Internet users as of June/10, 77.8% penetration, per I.T.U.

4,444,500 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 42.6% penetration rate.

B U L G A R I A

BG - 7,093,635 population (2011) - Country Area: 110,994 sq km

Capital city: Sofia - population 1,123,404 (2010)

3,395,000 Internet users as of June/10, 47.9% penetration, per ITU.

2,259,740 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 31.9% penetration rate.

C Y P R U S

CY - 1,120,489 population (2011) - Country Area: 9,251 sq km

Capital city: Nicosia - population 217,606 (2010)

482,420 Internet users as of June/11, 43.1% penetration, per ITU.

553,860 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 49.4% penetration rate.

CZECH REPUBLIC

CZ - 10,190,213 population (2011) - Country Area: 78,866 sq km

Capital city: Prague - population 1,185,340 (2010)

6,680,800 Internet users as of June/10, 65.6% penetration, per ITU

3,502,420 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 34.4% penetration rate.

D E N M A R K

DK - 5,529,888 population (2011) - Country Area: 43,093 sq km

Capital city: Copenhagen - population 1,080,638 (2010)

4,750,500 Internet users as of June/10, 85.9% penetration, per ITU.

2,835,120 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 51.3% penetration rate.

E S T O N I A

EE - 1,282,963 population (2011) - Country Area: 45,226 sq km

Capital city: Tallinn - population 393,013 (2010)

971,700 Internet users as of March/11, 75.7% penetration, per ITU.

447,620 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 34.9% penetration rate.

F I N L A N D

FI - 5,259,250 population (2011)- Country Area: 338,145 sq km

Capital city: Helsinki - population 575,570 (2010)

4,480,900 Internet users as of June/10, 85.2% penetration, per ITU.

2,078,880 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 39.5% penetration rate.

F R A N C E

FR - 65,102,719 population (2011) - Country Area: 547,030 sq km

Capital city: Paris - population 2,187,534 (2010)

45,262,000 Internet users in March/11, 69.5% penetration, per ITU.

23,544,460 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 36.2% penetration rate.

G E R M A N Y

DE - 81,471,834 population (2011) - Country Area: 357,021 sq km

Capital city: Berlin - population 3,448,584 (2010)

65,125,000 Internet users for March/11, 79.9% penetration, per ITU.

22,123,660 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 27.2% penetration rate.

G R E E C E

GR - 10,760,136 population (2011) - Country Area: 131,957 sq km

Capital city: Athens - population 752,971 (2010)

4,970,700 Internet users as of June/10, 46.2% penetration, per ITU

3,562,120 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 33.1% penetration rate.

H U N G A R Y

HU - 9,976,062 population (2011) - Country Area: 92,966 sq km

Capital city: Budapest - population 1,645,091 (2010)

6,176,400 Internet users as of June/10, 61.9% penetration, per ITU

3,751,300 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 37.6% penetration rate.

I R E L A N D

IE - 4,670,976 population (2011) - Country Area: 70,273 sq km

Capital city: Dublin - population 1,069,861 (2010)

3,042,600 Internet users as of June/10, 65.1% penetration, per ITU

2,093,960 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 44.8% penetration rate.

I T A L Y

IT - 61,016,804 population (2011) - Country Area: 301,323 sq km

Capital city: Rome - population 2,473,972 (2010)

30,026,400 Internet users as of Aug/09, 49.2% p.r., per N-O.

20,889,260 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 34.2% penetration rate.

L A T V I A

LV - 2,204,708 population (2011) - Country Area: 64,598 sq km

Capital city: Riga - population 706,036 (2010)

1,503,400 Internet users as of June/10, 68.2% penetration, per ITU.

319,300 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 14.5% penetration rate.

L I T H U A N I A

LT - 3,535,547 population (2011) - Country Area: 65,300 sq km

Capital city: Vilnius - population 542,947 (2010)

2,103,471 Internet users as of Mar/08, 59.5% penetration, per GfK.

983,440 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 27.8% penetration rate.

L U X E M B O U R G

LU - 503,302 population (2011) - Country Area: 2,586 sq km

Capital city: Luxembourg - population 75,185 (2010)

424,500 Internet users as of June/10, 84.3% penetration, per ITU.

190,020 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 37.8% penetration rate.

M A L T A

MT - 408,333 population (2011) - Country Area: 316 sq km

Capital city: Valletta - population 5,666 (2010)

240,600 Internet users as of June/10, 58.9% penetration, per ITU.

191,940 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 47.0% penetration rate.

NETHERLANDS

NL - 16,847,007 population (2011) - Country Area: 41,526 sq km

Capital city: Amsterdam - population 760,949 (2010)

14,872,200 Internet users in June/10, 88.3% p.r., per ITU.

5,759,840 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 34.2% penetration rate.

P O L A N D

PL - 38,441,588 population (2011) - Country Area: 312,685 sq km

Capital city: Warsaw - population 1,709,578 (2010)

22,452,100 Internet users as of Dec/10, 58.4% penetration, per ITU.

7,524,220 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 19.6% penetration rate.

P O R T U G A L

PT - 10,760,305 population (2011) - Country Area: 92,391 sq km

Capital city: Lisbon - population 473,589 (2007)

5,168,800 Internet users as of June/10, 48.0% penetration, per ITU.

4,174,000 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 38.8% penetration rate.

R O M A N I A

RO - 21,904,551 population (2011) - Country Area: 238,391 sq km

Capital city: Bucharest - population 1,918,256 (2010)

7,786,700 Internet users as of June/10, 35.5% penetration, per ITU.

4,161,340 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 19.0% penetration rate.

SLOVAKIA (SLOVAK REPUBLIC)

SK - 5,477,038 population (2011) - Country Area: 49,034 sq km

Capital city: Bratislava - population 422,696 (2010)

4,063,600 Internet users as of June/10 74.2% penetration, per ITU.

1,889,160 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 34.5% penetration rate.

S L O V E N I A

SI - 2,000,092 population (2011) - Country Area: 20,273 sq km

Capital city: Ljubljana - population 253,154 (2007)

1,298,500 Internet users as of June/10, 64.9% penetration, per ITU.

670,660 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 33.5% penetration rate.

S P A I N

ES - 46,754,784 population (2011) - Country Area: 504,842 sq km

Capital city: Madrid - population 3,137,083 (2010)

29,093,984 Internet users as of August/09, 62.2% p.r., per N-O.

15,682,800 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 33.5% penetration rate.

S W E D E N

SE - 9,088,728 population (2011) - Country Area: 449,965 sq km

Capital city: Stockholm - population 1,279,658 (2007)

8,397,900 Internet users on June/10, 92.4% penetration rate per ITU.

4,519,780 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 49.7% penetration rate.

UNITED KINGDOM

UK - 62,698,362 population (2011) - Country Area: 244,140 sq km

Capital city: London - population 7,744,942 (2010)

51,442,100 Internet users in June/10, 82.0 % p.r., per ITU

30,470,400 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 48.6% penetration rate.