Individuals - internet use in Sweden
Sweden: Individuals - internet use was 98.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.2%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
10th
of 48 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2025
All-time low
70.6%
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Individuals - internet use in Sweden, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
In 2025, individuals - internet use in Sweden stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals - internet use in Sweden peaked at 98.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 2002.
Sweden ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Individuals - internet use in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.6% | — |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 96.2% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 98.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 98.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.9%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 70.6% | 89.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.6% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.8% | 98.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 7 Switzerland 98.9% compare
- 8 Norway 98.8% compare
- 9 Kosovo* 98.5% compare
- 11 Finland 98.1% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 97.3% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 97.3% compare
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals - internet use in Sweden?
- Individuals - internet use in Sweden was 98.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest individuals - internet use recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals - internet use recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for individuals - internet use?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is individuals - internet use rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Individuals - internet use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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