Austria vs Switzerland: Number of people using the Internet
Austria
8.46 million people
in 2025
Switzerland
8.85 million people
in 2025
Austria rank
74th
Switzerland rank
71st
Number of people using the Internet over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 8.85 million people against 8.46 million people in Austria, a difference of 384,180 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 74th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 208 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 477,748 people | 641,575 people | 163,827 people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 4.47 million people | 5.07 million people | 599,936 people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.13 million people | 7.20 million people | 76,013 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 8.41 million people | 8.53 million people | 127,437 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people using the internet, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 8.85 million people against 8.46 million people in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Austria and Switzerland?
- 384,180 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for number of people using the internet?
- Austria ranks 74th and Switzerland ranks 71st of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.