People who used generative AI tools (2025)

This chart, extracted from the Eurostat publication 'Young people – digital world' in March 2026, illustrates the percentage of individuals who used generative AI tools in the last three months of 2025, comparing the youth demographic (aged 16–29) with the total population. The data reveal a significant 'generational AI divide', with the average for European youth (60%) being almost double that for the general population (32%). A significant regional trend emerges in the rapid adoption of AI across Southern and Eastern Europe. Greece leads the way with an impressive 82% of young people utilising generative AI, closely followed by Estonia (79%) and Portugal (74%). Even in countries with the lowest relative engagement, such as Romania (38%) and Italy (42%), the youth demographic is still far more active than the general public. This trend is also evident in the EEA, where Norway (78%) and Switzerland (76%) have some of the highest youth adoption rates in the dataset.