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Internet use
According to the results of a special survey conducted by the Statistical Office, nine out of ten people use the internet at least once a week. Internet use decreases with age: starting from 99.3% for the 16-24 age group, internet use decreases to 72.8% for the 55-74 age group. People with a high level of education use the internet more often (99.1%) than people with a low level of education (65.2%). (Figure 1)
The most popular online activities in Q1 2023 were messaging via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber (95.9%), making calls online (95.4%), participating in social networks such as Facebook and Twitter (90.5%), reading online news/newspapers/magazines (89.1%) and searching for information about products or services (89.1%). (Table 1)
14.8% of people who used the internet in Q1 2023 used online educational materials, 13.3% took an online class, and 10.9% communicated with teachers or students using online audio or video tools. (Table 1)
e-Government
In the period April 2022 to March 2023, 50.1% of people aged 16-74 received information online, 43.3% accessed information stored for them by public authorities or agencies and 24.9% accessed information from public databases or registers.
E-commerce
The proportion of people who made purchases online in the first quarter of 2023 increased significantly to 55.3% compared to 37.0% in the same period last year. (Figure 2)
The most popular categories of products or services ordered or purchased online were the following: clothing (including sportswear), shoes or accessories (82.3%), orders from restaurants or "fast food" chains or "catering" (delivery) services (81.7%), food or drinks from shops or meal-kit suppliers (41.4%) and sports goods (excluding sportswear) (24.5%). (Table 2)
Among people aged 16-74 who ordered or bought goods or services in the first quarter of 2023, 86.6% bought from local sellers, 80.7% bought from EU country sellers and 47.2% from sellers from the rest of the world. (Table 2)
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Table 1 |
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[TR] [TD]
Internet usage
[/TD] [TD]2020
[/TD] [TD] [TD]2020
[/TD] [TD]2021
[/TD] [TD]2022
[/TD] [TD]2023
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Households with Internet Access
[/TD] [TD]92,8
[/TD] [TD]93.4
[/TD] [TD]94.0
[/TD] [TD]92,3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
People who used the Internet
(during the first quarter of the year)
(% of all people aged 16-74)
[/TD] [TD]90,8
[/TD] [TD]90.8
[/TD] [TD]89.6
[/TD] [TD]91,2
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Main Internet activities
(% of all people aged 16-74 who used the internet in Q1 of the year)
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Instant messaging
[/TD] [TD]92,4
[/TD] [TD]94.3
[/TD] [TD]91.9
[/TD] [TD]95,9
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Internet/image (camera) call via internet
[/TD] [TD]94,0
[/TD] [TD]94.2
[/TD] [TD]91.4
[/TD] [TD]95.4
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Participation in social networks
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]86.1
[/TD] [TD]86,6
[/TD] [TD]87,0
[/TD] [TD]90,5
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Reading online news/magazines/journals
[/TD] [TD]83,3
[/TD] [TD]86,1
[/TD] [TD]86.6
[/TD] [TD]89.1
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Search for information on products or services
[/TD] [TD]78,8
[/TD] [TD]88.8
[/TD] [TD]78.4
[/TD] [TD]89,1
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Online Learning Activities
[/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD][/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
Use of online educational materials
[/TD] [TD]18,4
[/TD] [TD]19.0
[/TD] [TD]17.8
[/TD] [TD]14.8
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Online course
[/TD] [TD]20.6
[/TD] [TD]21.7
[/TD] [TD]17,7
[/TD] [TD]13,3
[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Contact with instructors or students
[/TD] [TD]10,1
[/TD] [TD]...
[/TD] [TD]17.0
[/TD] [TD]10.9
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR]
...: Data not available
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Table 2 |
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E-commerce
[/TD] [TD]2021
[/TD] [TD]2022
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]2023
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Internet purchases/ordering of products or services
(during the first quarter of the year )
(% of all persons aged 16-74 years old)
[/TD] [/TD] [TD]48,0
[/TD] [TD]37,0
[/TD] [TD]55,3
[/TD] [/TR] [/TR] [TR] [TD]
XTime of Origin of Salesperson
(% of all persons aged 16-74 years old who bought or ordered goods or services online in the 1st quarter of the year)
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sellers from Cyprus
[/TD] [TD]75,5
[/TD] [TD]84.8
[/TD] [TD]86.6
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sellers from EU countries
[/TD] [TD]61.8
[/TD] [TD]77,7
[/TD] [TD]80.7
[/TD] [/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Sellers from the rest of the world
[/TD] [TD]56.8
[/TD] [TD]59.7
[/TD] [TD]47,2
[/TD] [/TR]
Methodological Information
Purpose
The purpose of the survey is to collect data on household access to selected Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), internet use, e-government, eID use, e-commerce online, e-skills and privacy and data protection.
Coverage
The survey was conducted during April - June 2023 and covered 1,803 households with at least one member aged 16-74 and a total of 3,540 people between these ages.
Sampling
The sampling frame used to select the sample was the 2021 Population Census, with a reference date of 1 October 2021. The statistical unit is the household.
The selection in urban areas was done using simple systematic random sampling (one-stage sampling). In rural areas, selection was conducted in two stages: the communes of each province were considered as initial sampling units and households as final sampling units. Neighbouring villages with a small number of households were combined to create clusters with the minimum number of households required. The sample of communities was randomly selected with probability proportional to size (p.p.s.). Due to the fact that some communities are large, the probability of selection is equal to 1. Subsequently, a simple random sampling of households from each community was carried out.
All individuals aged 16-74 years of the selected households were included in the sample.
Data collection
Data was collected by face-to-face interview with all individuals in the household aged 16-74 years. In the absence of one person, another member of the household assisted with the responses.
Reference period
Data are for the first quarter of 2023, unless otherwise stated.
Definitions
E-commerce: E-commerce is the purchase of goods and services over the internet for personal use via any device. Purchases refer to the ordering of goods or services for which payment is required which does not have to be online payment. Excluded are orders via typed e-mails, SMS or MMS.
E-government: By e-government we mean electronic communication via the internet with public authorities and some public services. Excludes communication via typed e-mails.
Internet use: By internet use we mean the ability to connect to the internet via any device: desktop computer, laptop, netbook, touch screen computer (tablet), including mobile phones and smart phones, game consoles, digital book reader.
Internet use: By internet use we mean the ability to connect to the internet via any device: desktop computer, laptop, netbook, touch screen computer (tablet), including mobile phones and smart phones, game consoles, digital book reader.
For more information, interested parties can visit the Statistical Service Portal, under Information Society, CYSTAT-DB (Database), Methodological Information
[/URL]or contact Mr. Andreas Charalambous: tel: +357-26804436, e-mail: ancharalambous@cystat.mof.gov.cy.
The Predefined Tables in Excel format include data up to 2020.
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