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Internet access density

The indicator shows the percentage of private households with internet access in cities, in smaller towns and suburbs, and in rural areas respectively. It provides information on whether there is an urban–rural divide in terms of internet access and thus whether rural regions are being left behind in the course of digitalisation. Access to the internet is a basic prerequisite for participation in digital life.

In general, cities tend to have higher density of internet access than smaller towns, suburbs and rural areas. However, However, Eurostat data also show that in several European countries (e.g. Norway), differences in internet access density by type of area are now barely noticeable, with gaps of less than one percentage point. In a Europe-wide comparison, Germany therefore ranks only in the middle, with an urban–rural gap of 2.3%. It should be noted, however, that this divide is considerably more pronounced in Germany when it comes to internet speed. This is demonstrated by figures from the BMDV’s Broadband Atlas 2025.

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