EU-27 · 2025

Generative AI use by age

Use falls at every step up the age ladder—from 63.81% of people aged 16–24 to 6.50% of those aged 65–74. The dotted line marks the 32.66% rate for all individuals aged 16–74.

In the EU in 2025, 63.81% of people aged 16–24 used generative AI tools in the previous three months, compared with 6.50% of people aged 65–74. The all-individuals rate was 32.66%.

63.81%Nearly two-thirds of people aged 16–24 used generative AI.

32.66%The EU-wide rate across all individuals aged 16–74.

57.31 ptsThe difference between the youngest and oldest cohorts.

Share of individuals who used generative AI tools during the previous three months; age groups are non-overlapping. Source: Eurostat, isoc_ai_iaiu. Local extract: source-data.csv.