12.1.3.4. Proportion of individuals using the Internet

Country, group of countries	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Austria	55	61	67	71	72	74	79	80	81	81	84	84	88	87	88	88	93	94	95	95
Belgium	58	62	67	69	75	78	82	81	82	85	85	87	88	89	90	92	93	94	95	96
Bulgaria	..	24	31	35	42	43	48	52	53	55	57	59	63	65	68	70	75	79	80	82
Cyprus	31	34	38	39	48	52	57	61	65	69	72	76	81	84	86	91	91	90	91	95
Czechia	32	44	49	58	60	66	70	74	74	80	81	82	85	87	87	88	89	91	92	94
Denmark	77	83	81	84	86	88	90	92	95	96	96	97	97	98	97	99	99	98	99	100
Estonia	58	61	63	66	71	74	76	78	79	84	88	87	88	89	90	89	91	92	93	92
Finland	73	77	79	83	82	86	89	90	92	92	92	94	94	94	95	97	97	97	98	98
France	..	47	62	68	71	75	78	81	82	84	85	86	87	88	89	..	92	91	93	94
Greece	22	29	33	38	42	44	52	55	60	63	67	69	70	72	76	78	78	83	85	86
Netherlands	79	81	84	87	89	90	91	93	94	93	93	93	95	95	96	94	95	95	99	100
Croatia	..	..	38	43	47	54	58	62	67	69	70	73	67	75	79	78	81	82	83	84
Ireland	37	51	58	63	65	67	75	77	78	80	80	82	81	82	90	91	99	92	93	99
Poland	35	40	44	49	56	59	62	62	63	67	68	73	76	78	80	83	85	87	86	89
Latvia	42	50	55	61	64	66	70	73	75	76	79	80	81	84	86	89	91	91	92	93
Lithuania	34	42	49	53	58	60	63	66	68	72	71	74	78	80	82	83	87	88	89	89
Luxembourg	69	71	78	81	86	90	90	92	94	95	97	97	97	97	96	98	99	98	99	99
Hungary	37	44	51	58	59	61	67	70	72	76	73	79	77	76	80	85	89	89	91	94
Malta	38	38	45	49	58	62	68	69	69	74	77	78	81	82	86	87	87	92	92	93
Germany	65	69	72	75	77	80	81	82	84	86	88	90	90	92	93	94	91	92	92	94
Italy	34	36	38	42	46	51	54	56	58	62	66	69	71	74	76	78	82	85	87	89
Portugal	32	36	40	42	46	51	55	60	62	65	69	70	74	75	75	78	82	85	86	88
Romania	..	21	24	29	33	36	40	46	50	54	56	60	64	71	74	78	84	86	89	91
Spain	44	47	51	56	59	64	66	69	72	76	79	81	85	86	91	93	94	94	95	96
Sweden	81	86	80	88	90	91	93	93	95	93	91	93	96	92	98	97	97	97	98	98
Slovakia	50	50	56	66	70	76	74	77	78	80	78	80	82	80	83	90	89	89	87	90
Slovenia	47	51	53	56	62	68	67	68	73	72	73	76	79	80	83	87	89	89	90	91
EU^a	..	..	55	59	63	67	69	72	73	76	78	80	82	84	86	88^b	89	90	91	93
United Kingdom	70^c	69^c	75^c	78^c	84^c	85^c	85^c	88	90^c	92	92	95	90	91	93	95	96^b	96^b	96	..
North Macedonia	..	25	..	42	50	52	..	57	65	68	70	72	75	79	81	81	86	..	..	91
Norway	80	81	85	89	91	93	93	95	95	96	97	97	98	97	98	98	99	100	100	99
Russia	15	18	25^b	32^b	43^b	49^c	58^c	66^d	68	71	70	73	76	81	83	85	88	90	92	..
Switzerland^e	70	76	77	79	81	84	85	85	86	84	88	89	90	92^b	93	94^b	96	97^b	97	..
Serbia	26^f	27^c	33^c	36	38	41	42	48^b	54	62	65	67	70	73	77	78	81	84	85	..
Türkiye	16^c	18	29^c	34	36	40	43	45	46	51	54	58	65	71	74	78	81	83	86	87
India	2^b	3	4	4	5	8^b	10	11^b	12^b	14^b	15^g	17^g	18^b	20	30^b	43	..	56	..	..
Israel	25	28	48	59	63	68	69	71	70	75	77	80	82	84	87	90	90	92	87	..
Japan	67^h	69^h	74	75	78	78	79	80	88	89	91^b	93^b	92^b	89^b	93^b	90	83	85	87	..
China	9	11^h	16	23	29	34	38	42^b	46	48	50	53	54	59^b	64	70	73	76	78	..
Republic of Koreaⁱ	74	78	79	81	82	84	84	84	85	88	90	93	95	96	96	97	98	97	97	..
South Africa	7	8	8	8	10^b	24^b	34^j	41^k	47^b	49^b	52^b	54^b	56^b	62^b	70^b	72^b	75^b	76^b	76	..
Egypt	13	14	16	18	20^b	22	26^h	26^h	29	34	38	41	45	47	57	72	72^b	72	73	..
Brazil	21	28^b	31^b	34	39	41	46	49	51	55	58	61	68	70	74	81	81	81	84	..
United States	68^b	69^b	75	74	71^l	72	70	75^l	71^l	73^b	75	86	87	89	89	90	91^b	92^b	93	..
Canada	72	72^b	73	77^b	80	80	83^b	83^m	86^b	87^b	90^g	91^b	93^b	95	92^b	92	94^b	94	94	..
Mexico	17^b	20^b	21^b	22^b	26^b	31^b	37	40	44	44	57	60^h	53^h	57	70	72	76	79	81	..
Australia	63	66	70	72	74	76^b	80	79	84	84^b	85	87^b	87ⁿ	90^b	94^b	95^b	97^b	97^b	97	..
New Zealand	63^b	69ⁿ	70^o	72^o	80ⁿ	81^b	81^b	82ⁿ	83^b	84^b	85^b	87^b	88^b	89^b	90^b	95^b	96^b	96^b	96	..

Footnotes

*	Download date: 18 September 2025.
a	The EU designation means for EU27_2020.
b	Estimated figure.
c	Data refer to the persons aged 16–74 years.
d	Data refer to the persons aged 18–74 years.
e	Until 2015 data refer to the persons aged 14 and over who used the Internet at least once within the 6 months prior to the survey date.
f	Estimated figure. Data refer to the persons aged 16–74 years.
g	Data refer to the persons aged 18 and over.
h	Data refer to the persons aged 6 and over.
i	Until 2013 data refer to the persons aged 3 and over.
j	Data refer to the persons aged 5 and over.
k	Becsült adat.
l	Data refer to the persons aged 3 and over.
m	Data refer to the persons aged 16 and over.
n	Data refer to the persons aged 15 and over.
o	Estimated figure. Data refer to the persons aged 15 and over.

Source: Eurostat (Luxembourg); International Telecommunication Union (Geneva).

12.1.3.4. Proportion of individuals using the Internet [percentage of the population aged 16–74]*

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