Cyprus recorded a 22.2 per cent rate of online political and social participation among young people in 2025, placing the country slightly below the European Union average.

The data released by Eurostat on Friday, indicates that just over one in five individuals aged 16 to 29 in Cyprus engage digitally in civic life, including expressing opinions, or taking part in online voting.

Across the EU, the corresponding figure stands higher at 24.3 per cent, meaning “almost one in four young people” uses the internet for such activities.

The data describes this as a broader shift towards digital platforms for civic engagement, where “young people show higher levels of online political and social participation compared to the general population”.

Despite this, Cyprus remains below the EU average, positioning it in the middle range among member states.

Considerably higher participation levels were recorded elsewhere, with Slovenia leading at 49.4 per cent, followed by Latvia at 33.3 per cent and the Netherlands at 31.3 per cent.

At the lower end of the scale, Belgium reported 12.3 per cent, while the Czech Republic stood at 14.3 per cent.

Sweden and Greece both recorded 16.1 per cent, placing them among the lowest-performing countries in terms of youth digital engagement.