Ranking · 33 countries · 2025
Enterprise AI adoption in Europe by country & firm size 2025
Denmark had the highest enterprises using artificial intelligence technologies in 2025, at 42%, followed by Finland (37.8%) and Sweden (35%). The ranking compares 33 European countries on 2025 figures from Eurostat. Romania ranked last of the 33, at 5.21%. For reference, the European Union stood at 19.9%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: Enterprises using artificial intelligence technologies · Topic: Business AI adoption · Industry: Software and IT Services · Period: 2025. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. The Eurostat survey covers EU members and the EFTA and candidate countries that run it; the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada are not part of it. Firm size counts employees and self-employed persons, and the financial sector is outside the survey. The 2025 questionnaire added image, video and audio generation to the list of AI technologies, so this page does not compare 2025 with 2024.
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Enterprises using artificial intelligence technologies by country
2025 · 12 highest of 33 countries
European Union: 19.9%: 19.9%
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| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 42% |
| Finland | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 37.8% |
| Sweden | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 35% |
| Belgium | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 34.5% |
| Luxembourg | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 33.6% |
| Netherlands | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 33.2% |
| Austria | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 29.9% |
| Norway | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 28.9% |
| Germany | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 26% |
| Estonia | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 23.4% |
| Slovenia | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 21.6% |
| Malta | Statistical Office of the European Union | Actual | 21.5% |
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · small (10–49), medium (50–249), large (250+) (same period, not ranked) · source. Values in %.
| # | Country | Value | Small (10–49) | Medium (50–249) | Large (250+) | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark DK | 42% | 37.5% | 58.3% | 74.5% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 2 | Finland FI | 37.8% | 33.5% | 51.4% | 79.4% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 3 | Sweden SE | 35% | 30.7% | 49.6% | 71.9% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 4 | Belgium BE | 34.5% | 28.8% | 54.5% | 76.4% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 5 | Luxembourg LU | 33.6% | 30.5% | 43.7% | 58% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 6 | Netherlands NL | 33.2% | 28.8% | 46.6% | 67.6% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 7 | Austria AT | 29.9% | 26.2% | 44.6% | 68.3% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 8 | Norway NO | 28.9% | 25.2% | 45.3% | 66% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 9 | Germany DE | 26% | 23.1% | 35.6% | 57% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 10 | Estonia EE | 23.4% | 20.7% | 33.1% | 52.9% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 11 | Slovenia SI | 21.6% | 18.3% | 30.6% | 71.7% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 12 | Malta MT | 21.5% | 18% | 30.7% | 51.8% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 13 | Lithuania LT | 21.3% | 18.1% | 30.4% | 51.8% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 14 | Spain ES | 20.3% | 17.2% | 30.1% | 57.5% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 15 | Ireland IE | 19.6% | 16.8% | 28% | 57.3% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 16 | France FR | 18.2% | 15% | 30.8% | 58% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 17 | Slovakia SK | 18% | 15.6% | 23.1% | 43.7% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 18 | Czechia CZ | 17.6% | 13.4% | 28.8% | 54.1% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 19 | Italy IT | 16.4% | 14.2% | 27.6% | 53.1% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 20 | Croatia HR | 15.2% | 12.8% | 25.5% | 39.6% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 21 | Latvia LV | 12.2% | 9.77% | 19.8% | 47.1% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 22 | Portugal PT | 11.5% | 9.43% | 18.2% | 49.1% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina BA | 10.8% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 18.6% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 24 | Hungary HU | 10.4% | 8.7% | 15.3% | 40% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 25 | Serbia RS | 10.1% | 9.43% | 11.1% | 18.3% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 26 | Montenegro ME | 10.1% | — | 8.85% | — | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 27 | Cyprus CY | 9.27% | 7.72% | 15.3% | 35.1% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 28 | Albania AL | 8.99% | 7.9% | 12.7% | 24.8% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 29 | Greece GR | 8.93% | 7.33% | 15.2% | 37.6% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 30 | Bulgaria BG | 8.55% | 7.17% | 13.3% | 26.2% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 31 | Poland PL | 8.36% | 5.79% | 14.8% | 45.8% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 32 | Turkiye TR | 7.41% | 6.55% | 9.39% | 23.5% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| 33 | Romania RO | 5.21% | 4.13% | 7.79% | 20.8% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
| — | European Union Reference total, not ranked | 19.9% | 17% | 30.4% | 55% | 2025 | Statistical Office of the European Union |
Outside this ranking
Other sources, not comparable
Figures that answer a similar question with a different survey. They are not ranked against the table above.
- United States: 23.8% (as of 20 Sep 2026, U.S. Census Bureau). Census Business Trends and Outlook Survey: nonfarm employer businesses of every size that used AI in any business function in the previous two weeks. A different population, question and reference period, so it is not ranked against the Eurostat figures. US business AI adoption tracker.
Frequently asked questions
Which European country has the highest enterprises using artificial intelligence technologies?
Denmark, at 42% in 2025, ahead of Finland (37.8%) and Sweden (35%), among 33 countries ranked on 2025 figures from Eurostat.
Which European country has the lowest enterprises using artificial intelligence technologies?
Romania, at 5.21% in 2025, then Turkiye (7.41%).
What does this ranking measure?
Share of enterprises with 10 or more persons employed (employees and self-employed persons) in NACE Rev. 2 sections C–J, L–N and group 95.1 (financial sector excluded) that use at least one artificial intelligence technology, from Eurostat's survey on ICT usage in enterprises.
Which countries are included?
33 countries with 2025 figures: Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Germany, Estonia, Slovenia and Malta and 21 more.
Where does the data come from?
From Eurostat. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). Enterprise AI adoption in Europe by country & firm size, 2025. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/enterprise-ai-adoption-by-country