In 2025, 32.7% of people aged 16-74 in the EU used generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Most people used them for personal purposes (25.1%), while 15.1% used them for work and 9.4% for formal education.
This information comes from data on the use of ICT in households and by individuals published by Eurostat today. The article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on digital economy and society statistics – households and individuals.
Among EU countries, the use of generative AI tools was most widespread in Denmark (48.4%), Estonia (46.6%) and Malta (46.5%).
In contrast, the lowest shares of people using generative AI tools were recorded in Romania (17.8%), Italy (19.9%) and Bulgaria (22.5%).
Source dataset: isoc_ai_iaiu