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Internet Usage in the European Union - EU27
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Internet
Users in the European Union
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EUROPEAN UNION
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Population
( 2009 Est. )
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Internet Users,
Latest Data
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Penetration
(% Population)
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User Growth
(2000-2009)
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Users %
Table
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Austria
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8,210,281
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5,969,700
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72.3 %
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182.7
%
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1.9 %
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Belgium
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10,414,336
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7,292,300
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70.0 %
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264.6
%
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2.3 %
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Bulgaria
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7,204,687
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2,647,100
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36.7 %
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515.6
%
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0.8 %
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Cyprus
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1,084,748
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335,000
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30.9 %
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179.2
%
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0.1 %
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Czech Republic
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10,211,904
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6,027,700
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59.0 %
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502.8
%
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1.9 %
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Denmark
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5,500,510
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4,629,600
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84.2 %
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137.4
%
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1.5 %
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Estonia
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1,299,371
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888,100
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68.3 %
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142.3
%
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0.3 %
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Finland
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5,250,275
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4,382,700
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83.5 %
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127.4
%
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1.4 %
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France
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62,150,775
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43,100,134
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69.3 %
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407.1 %
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13.8 %
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Germany
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82,329,758
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54,229,325
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65.9 %
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126.0 %
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17.4 %
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Greece
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10,737,428
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4,932,495
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45.9 %
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393.2
%
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1.6 %
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Hungary
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9,905,596
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5,873,100
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59.3 %
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721.4
%
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1.9 %
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Ireland
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4,203,200
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2,830,100
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67.3 %
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261.0
%
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0.9 %
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Italy
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58,126,212
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30,026,400
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51.7 %
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127.5 %
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9.6 %
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Latvia
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2,231,503
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1,369,600
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61.4 %
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813.1
%
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0.4 %
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Lithuania
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3,555,179
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2,103,471
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59.2 %
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834.9
%
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0.7 %
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Luxembourg
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491,775
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387,000
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78.7 %
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287.0
%
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0.1 %
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Malta
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405,165
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200,200
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49.4 %
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400.5
%
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0.1 %
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Netherlands
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16,715,999
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14,304,600
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85.6 %
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266.8
%
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4.6 %
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Poland
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38,482,919
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20,020,362
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52.0 %
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615.0
%
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6.4 %
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Portugal
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10,707,924
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4,475,700
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41.8 %
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79.0
%
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1.4 %
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Romania
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22,215,421
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7,430,000
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33.4 %
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828.8
%
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2.4 %
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Slovakia
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5,463,046
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3,566,500
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65.3 %
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448.7
%
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1.1 %
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Slovenia
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2,005,692
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1,300,000
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64.8 %
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333.3
%
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0.4 %
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Spain
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40,525,002
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29,093,984
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71.8 %
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440.0
%
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9.3 %
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Sweden
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9,059,651
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8,085,500
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89.2 %
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99.7
%
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2.6 %
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United Kingdom
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61,113,205
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46,683,900
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76.4 %
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203.1 %
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15.0 %
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European
Union
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489,601,562
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312,151,571
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63.8 %
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230.7 %
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100.0 %
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NOTES: (1) The
European Union Internet Statistics were updated for September 30, 2009.
(2) Population is based on data from the Census Bureau. (3) The usage numbers come from various sources,
mainly from data published by Nielsen Online , ITU , GfK, local NICs and private sources. (4) Data may be
cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link
to Internet World Stats . Copyright © 2009, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved.
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Internet
Usage in the EU Candidate Countries
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EUROPEAN UNION CANDIDATES
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Population
( 2009 Est. )
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Internet Users,
Latest Data
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Penetration
(% Population)
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User Growth
(2000-2009)
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Users
% Table
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Croatia
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4,489,409
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2,244,400
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50.0 %
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1,022.2
%
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7.6 %
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Macedonia
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2,066,718
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906,979
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43.9 %
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2,923.3
%
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3.1 %
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Turkey
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76,805,524
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26,500,000
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34.5 %
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1,225.0 %
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89.4 %
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Total EU
Candidate Countries
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83,361,651
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29,651,379
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35.6 %
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1,229.7 %
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100.0 %
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NOTES: (1) The
European Union Internet Candidate States Statistics were updated for September 30, 2009.
(2) The demographic (population) numbers are based on data
from the Census Bureau. (4) The usage numbers come from various sources,
mainly from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings , ITU , GfK, local NICs and private sources. (5) Data may be
cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link
to Internet World Stats . (6) For definitions, see the
site surfing
guide. © Copyright 2009, Miniwatts
Marketing Group. All rights reserved.
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