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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

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Methodological notes

  • The data in this article are based on the EU survey on the use of ICT in households and by individuals; the results refer to individuals’ experiences during the last 3 months prior to the survey. 
  • Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool can create new content, such as text, images, programming code, videos, or other data, based on available information and patterns it has learned from existing examples. To generate this content, it requires input or a prompt by the user, such as questions or instructions. 

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