Managers & professionals
8.5hrs / month
Lower displacement concern
Highest work-related AI adoption of any group, and the largest share reporting a major productivity gain.
EU enterprises using AI, 2025
20.0%
Up 6.5 pp vs. 2024
EU individuals using AI (any use)
54%
Use AI specifically for work
27%
Report faster task completion
91%
Avg. hours saved per month at work
7.4hrs
AI use has more than doubled since 2021, almost all of it since 2023
Share of EU enterprises (10+ employees) using AI technologies. The dataset has no 2022 figure.
Eurostat isoc_eb_ai
0%
10%
20%
| Year | Share |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.7% |
| 2023 | 8.1% |
| 2024 | 13.5% |
| 2025 | 20.0% |
Big companies are over 3x as likely to use AI as small ones
Share of enterprises using AI, by number of employees, 2025
Small, 10–49 staff17.0%
Medium, 50–249 staff30.4%
Large, 250+ staff55.0%
All companies20.0%
Sales and marketing come first; logistics barely registers
Among companies that use AI, the share applying it to each business function, all sizes, 2025
Eurostat isoc_eb_ai
6 in 10 tech and media firms use AI. In construction, 1 in 10
Share of enterprises using AI, by economic sector, 2025. Tech and media is Eurostat's information & communication sector.
Eurostat isoc_eb_ain2
Denmark 42%, Romania 5%: an 8x gap inside the EU
Share of enterprises (10+ employees) using AI, by member state, 2025. Each dot is a country: hover over or tap one to see its rank. Every value is listed below.
Eurostat isoc_eb_ai
EU average 20.0%
Romania 5%Denmark 42%
RO
PL
BG
GR
CY
HU
PT
LV
HR
IT
CZ
SK
FR
IE
ES
LT
MT
SI
EE
DE
AT
NL
LU
BE
SE
FI
DK
- 1Denmark42.0%
- 2Finland37.8%
- 3Sweden35.0%
- 4Belgium34.5%
- 5Luxembourg33.6%
- 6Netherlands33.2%
- 7Austria30.0%
- 8Germany26.0%
- 9Estonia23.4%
- 10Slovenia21.6%
- 11Malta21.5%
- 12Lithuania21.3%
- 13Spain20.3%
- 14Ireland19.6%
- 15France18.2%
- 16Slovakia18.0%
- 17Czechia17.6%
- 18Italy16.4%
- 19Croatia15.2%
- 20Latvia12.2%
- 21Portugal11.5%
- 22Hungary10.4%
- 23Cyprus9.3%
- 24Greece8.9%
- 25Bulgaria8.6%
- 26Poland8.4%
- 27Romania5.2%
The hours saved are similar. The job worries are not.
Monthly hours saved from AI use, by occupation group. EC Spring 2026 Forecast, n=21,207 across 18 member states and 4 candidate countries.
Plant & machine operators, elementary occupations
8.3hrs / month
Highest displacement concern
Time savings nearly match managerial roles, but this group is the most worried about AI replacing their job.
Students & unpaid workers
9.0hrs / month
High displacement concern
Largest time savings of any group, used mainly for study and job hunting rather than paid work. 41% report a quality improvement, 18% report none.
Generative AI is still mostly personal: 78% use it privately, 47% for work
Share of EU generative AI users, by purpose, EU-27, 2025. People can use it for more than one purpose.
Eurostat isoc_ai_iaiu
Private purposes
78.0%
Professional or work purposes
47.0%
Formal education
28.5%
Using AI safely at work
The adoption numbers are half the story. The other half is using these tools without leaking anything you shouldn't. That's what the 12-slide guide covers: