{"source":{"name":"Evidence Hub on Social Media Ban for Kids - A project by the Lisbon Council","url":"https:\/\/socialmediaban.lisboncouncil.net","license":"Creative Common CC-BY 4.0 International"},"data":[{"data":[20.18,10.78,19.83,11.77,26.1,22.6,15.9,30.08,15.57,20.25,16.63,16.85,24.25,23.12,24.24,14.55,20.64,21.43,18.97,30.02,25.98,15.86,22.07,15.75,33.47,15.28,22.58,14.31,22.4,23.44,15.07,18.12,6.75,13.96],"name":"All Individuals (%)"},{"data":[24.33,12.26,23.51,14.3,28,27,16.97,29.91,16.14,24.04,20.86,17.17,30.91,22.17,33.33,16.38,20.42,23.79,19.32,31.26,28.45,22.23,26.63,20.69,49.4,21.52,21.39,16.06,21.46,26.7,22.39,28.11,7.92,15.36],"name":"Youth (16\u201329) (%)"}],"_data":[["Geography","All Individuals (%)","Youth (16\u201329) (%)"],["European Union",20.18,24.33],["Belgium",10.78,12.26],["Bulgaria",19.83,23.51],["Czechia",11.77,14.3],["Denmark",26.1,28],["Germany",22.6,27],["Estonia",15.9,16.97],["Ireland",30.08,29.91],["Greece",15.57,16.14],["Spain",20.25,24.04],["France",16.63,20.86],["Croatia",16.85,17.17],["Italy",24.25,30.91],["Cyprus",23.12,22.17],["Latvia",24.24,33.33],["Lithuania",14.55,16.38],["Luxembourg",20.64,20.42],["Hungary",21.43,23.79],["Malta",18.97,19.32],["Netherlands",30.02,31.26],["Austria",25.98,28.45],["Poland",15.86,22.23],["Portugal",22.07,26.63],["Romania",15.75,20.69],["Slovenia",33.47,49.4],["Slovakia",15.28,21.52],["Finland",22.58,21.39],["Sweden",14.31,16.06],["Norway",22.4,21.46],["Switzerland",23.44,26.7],["Montenegro",15.07,22.39],["North Macedonia",18.12,28.11],["Serbia",6.75,7.92],["T\u00fcrkiye",13.96,15.36]],"labels":{"values":["European Union","Belgium","Bulgaria","Czechia","Denmark","Germany","Estonia","Ireland","Greece","Spain","France","Croatia","Italy","Cyprus","Latvia","Lithuania","Luxembourg","Hungary","Malta","Netherlands","Austria","Poland","Portugal","Romania","Slovenia","Slovakia","Finland","Sweden","Norway","Switzerland","Montenegro","North Macedonia","Serbia","T\u00fcrkiye"]},"metadata":{"link":"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/databrowser\/view\/isoc_ci_ac_i__custom_6640793\/default\/table","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2025","title":"Civic & Political Participation: Youth vs. General Population (2025)","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"The EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals annual survey","source":"Individuals - frequency of internet use, Eurostat, 2025","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"28","geographical":"Europe"},"description":"The 2025 Eurostat data reveal that the internet has become a vital infrastructure for youth democratic engagement, with 24.33% of EU youth using digital platforms for civic or political participation, outpacing the general population by 4 percentage points. This gap is widest in Slovenia, where nearly half (49.4%) of all young people utilise the internet for political expression (only 33% of the general population do it). Youth high participation rates are found also in Latvia (33%) and Netherlands (36%)."}