Europe
AI at work in Europe, country by country and against the US. Each number is a range across primary studies.
5 to 42 of every 100 firms, by country F-34 5–42%
of companies use AI, from Romania to Denmark; EU average 20%
Eurostat 2025 9 to 37 of every 100 workers, by country F-35 9–37%
of workers used generative AI for work, by country; EU 22%
Eurostat 2025 a gap of 7 to 17 points out of 100 F-36 7–17 pts
more US than European workers use generative AI for their job
Bick et al., St. Louis Fed 2026 48 to 86 of every 100 people, by country F-37 48–86%
view AI at work positively, by country; EU 62%
Eurobarometer 554, 2024 28 to 28 of 100 F-38 28%
of companies say they understand what the EU AI Act requires
BSI and TÜV 2026 · ESSCA and Forvis Mazars 2026 53 to 66 of 100 F-39 53–66%
of firms that use or considered AI cite data protection as an obstacle
Eurostat 2025 · Bitkom 2026 Europe gets about $7 for every $100 of US private AI investment F-40 12–14×
more private AI investment in the US than in Europe
Stanford AI Index 2026 · OECD 2026Each 10 by 10 grid is 100%. Solid orange is the low end of the range across studies, light orange runs to the high end.
Methods, samples and links for every study are at evy.so/facts.