Key Insights
- Youth Excellence: The 16-19 age group shows exceptionally high internet usage rates, reaching 95.33% in 2022, 93.84% in 2023, and 99.02% in 2024.
- Digital Divide: A clear age-related digital divide exists, with the 65-74 group showing much lower usage (69.85% in 2022, 70.91% in 2023, 74.48% in 2024).
- Consistent Growth: Most age groups demonstrate improvement in daily internet usage over the three-year period, indicating growing digital adoption across Belgium.
- Working Age Excellence: The 25-29 and 35-44 age groups maintain consistently high usage rates above 93% throughout all years.
- Senior Progress: The 55-64 age group shows steady improvement from 83.51% in 2022 to 89.34% in 2024, representing significant digital inclusion progress.
Legend Description
Chart Type: Line Chart
Colors Used:
- 2022: #18baa8 (Main teal color)
- 2023: #45c7b8 (Lighter teal)
- 2024: #72d4c8 (Lightest teal)
Data Points: Daily internet usage percentages for different age groups across three years
Individuals - frequency of internet use
BE (Belgium)Data-Level: BE Source: Eurostat - Dataset: isoc_ci_ifp_fu | Individuals - frequency of internet use | Daily usage (I_IDAY) | Belgium (BE)
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Project manager:
Franziska Görmar
IfL - Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Germany
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This project is supported by the Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme with co-financing from the European Regional Development Fund.
Find more information about the x-Inno Radar project on the Interreg CE projectwebsite.
x-Inno Radar is a project of:
Creative Region Linz & Upper Austria Gmbh,
The Regional Chamber of Commerce of the Karlovy Vary Region,
Padova Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Crafts and Agriculture,
Creative Industry Košice, n. o.,
BSC, Business support centre, ltd., Kranj,
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała,
Stebo Competence Centre Community Developmentm,
Association of Cultural and Creative Industries Chemnitz and Region (Creative Chemnitz),
Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography – Germany,
Otelo Cooperative
