In 2025, 63.8% of young people aged 16-24 in the EU were using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. This share is almost twice as high as the share of the general population having used these tools (32.7% of 16-74 year olds).
Young people are introducing the use of generative AI in different areas of life. The use of generative AI for private purposes was more common among young people (44.2%) than in the general population (25.1%). As expected, those in the younger age group were more likely to use AI tools for formal education purposes (39.3%), compared to 9.4% in the general population. On the other hand, professional recourse was relatively similar between these age groups (15.8% versus 15.1%), because many young people have not yet entered the labor market.
Source dataset: isoc_ai_iaiu
Among EU countries, the highest proportions 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 recorded in Romania (44.1%), Italy (47.2%) and Poland (49.3%).
Source dataset: isoc_ai_iaiu
This article marks the Safer Internet Dayobserved on February 10.
