{"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":[67.26,67.68,71.06,70.09,89.66,59.24,72.58,79.89,73.04,69.5,70.75,61.5,56.38,86.54,79.29,70.27,67.32,78.66,81.62,81.21,67.86,63.27,70.46,79.57,65.43,61.91,81.32,74.72,88.94,74.07,83.8,77.92,76.29,80.38],"name":"All Individuals (%)"},{"data":[89.28,88.3,89.4,97.21,96.85,84.21,91.39,94.36,90.61,91.55,93.89,90.74,80.29,98.25,93.75,89.81,84.77,91.13,91.92,94.2,96.06,90.51,91.55,92.09,91.03,88.65,96.6,88.4,95.69,95.75,96.12,97.7,97.22,93.44],"name":"Youth (16\u201329) (%)"}],"_data":[["Geography","All Individuals (%)","Youth (16\u201329) (%)"],["European Union",67.26,89.28],["Belgium",67.68,88.3],["Bulgaria",71.06,89.4],["Czechia",70.09,97.21],["Denmark",89.66,96.85],["Germany",59.24,84.21],["Estonia",72.58,91.39],["Ireland",79.89,94.36],["Greece",73.04,90.61],["Spain",69.5,91.55],["France",70.75,93.89],["Croatia",61.5,90.74],["Italy",56.38,80.29],["Cyprus",86.54,98.25],["Latvia",79.29,93.75],["Lithuania",70.27,89.81],["Luxembourg",67.32,84.77],["Hungary",78.66,91.13],["Malta",81.62,91.92],["Netherlands",81.21,94.2],["Austria",67.86,96.06],["Poland",63.27,90.51],["Portugal",70.46,91.55],["Romania",79.57,92.09],["Slovenia",65.43,91.03],["Slovakia",61.91,88.65],["Finland",81.32,96.6],["Sweden",74.72,88.4],["Norway",88.94,95.69],["Switzerland",74.07,95.75],["Montenegro",83.8,96.12],["North Macedonia",77.92,97.7],["Serbia",76.29,97.22],["T\u00fcrkiye",80.38,93.44]],"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_11248092\/default\/table","type":"","unit":"Percent (%)","year":"2025","title":"Social Media Participation: Youth (16-29) vs. General Population (2025)","topic":"Usage Patterns","method":"EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals annual survey","source":"Individuals - internet activities, Eurostat, 2025","sub_topic":"","chart_number":"26","geographical":"Europe"},"description":"In 2025, active participation in social networking (i.e., participation in social networks: creating user profiles, posting messages or other contributions to Facebook, Twitter, etc.) is the dominant digital activity for European youth, with nearly 89% of the EU-27 youth population maintaining profiles and posting content compared to just 67% of the general population. The data highlights a profound gap across the continent, most notably in Croatia (+29pp), Austria (+28pp), and Poland (+27pp), where young people are exponentially more involved in social media than older generations. Even in major economies where general social media participation is relatively low, such as Germany (59%) and Italy (56%), the youth demographic remains highly active at 84% and 80%, respectively."}