Internet connections fairly affordable in Latvia

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In 2022, 2.4% of the EU population were unable to afford an internet connection, according to Eurostat data published August 1 to mark World Wide Web day.

The share for people at risk of poverty was higher at 7.6%.  Compared with 2021, the situation improved by 0.3 percentage points (pp) (2.7%) for total population and by 0.8 pp (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%).

People without internet connection, 2022
People without internet connection, 2022

The figures suggest that even though the risk of poverty in Latvia is relatively high, internet connections are reasonably affordable. Only around 9% of those at risk of poverty cannot afford an internet connection, and only 2.5% of the general population. Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia all rank worse than Latvia in this regard, though neighbors Estonia and Lithuania both rank better.

 

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