The Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) has recently reported that, in 2015, 53% of European citizens aged between 16 and 74 years acquired goods or services for private use over the Internet. This figure exceeds the target of 50% established in the European Union's Digital Agenda for 2015.
The report highlights the high level of take-up in countries such as the United Kingdom (81%), Denmark (79%), Luxembourg (78%) and Germany (73%). In Portugal, 31% of citizens used e-commerce.
Further information:
- 1 out of 2 persons in the EU purchased online in 2015 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/7103356/4-11122015-AP-EN.pdf/276b6a7c-69a6-45ce-b6bf-488e975a8f5d
