The highest shares of those aged between 16 and 74 that have used a computer were registered in Sweden (96%), Denmark, Luxemburg and the Netherlands (all 94%), Finland (93%) and the UK (91%), while the lowest share was registered in Romania (50%) and Bulgaria (55%). The EU average was 78%, Eurostat said Monday.
Some 81% of Romanians aged 16 to 24 have used a PC at least once, which is the lowest share in the EU. The highest share, 100%, was registered in the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden, the UK and Luxemburg.
In Bulgaria, 87% of young people used a computer at least once.
The data are valid for 2011.
Data released by Eurostat in December 2011 showed that more than half of Romanians aged 16 to 74 have never used the Internet and less than one third of Romanian households have access to broadband Internet connection.