In 2025, 63.8% of young people aged 16-24 in the EU used generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. This share is nearly twice as high as the share of people in general population who used these tools (32.7% of those aged 16-74).
Young people are introducing the use of generative AI across different areas of life. The use of generative AI for private purposes was more common among young people (44.2%) than among the general population (25.1%). As expected, people in the younger age group were more likely to use AI tools for formal education (39.3%), compared with 9.4% in the general population. In contrast, the professional use was relatively similar between these age groups (15.8% vs 15.1%), as many young people have yet to enter the labour market.
Source dataset: isoc_ai_iaiu
Among EU countries, the highest shares of people aged 16-24 using generative AI tools were recorded in Greece (83.5%), Estonia (82.8%) and Czechia (78.5%). The lowest shares were in Romania (44.1%), Italy (47.2%) and Poland (49.3%).
Source dataset: isoc_ai_iaiu
This article marks the Safer Internet Day, observed on 10 February.
