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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 07:43
73% Latvian households had broadband Internet access in 2014
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During the past 11 years, the availability of broadband Internet connection in households has risen almost 15 times.
In 2014, the Internet in Latvia was mostly used for reading on-line news, newspapers and magazines (86%), for using e-mail (84%) and for Internet Banking (75%).
In 2014, 7 out of 10 Internet users (70%) were looking for information on home pages of state and public institutions. In 2008, only approximately each fourth Internet user (24%) used this source of information.
On a regular basis the Internet is mostly used by youth aged 16 to 24 years (97%). But among the older generation (55-74 years) the Internet is used by 42%.
In 2014, 43% of population made purchases on the Internet by ordering goods or services for private needs, in 2013 – 42%, but in 2004 – only three% of the total population.
In general women (44%) and persons aged 25-34 years (compared to the rest of age groups) make purchases the most on the Internet, according to the Central Statistical Bureau.
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