Number of people using the Internet in Austria
Austria: Number of people using the Internet was 8.46 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Austria, 1990–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Austria recorded 8.46 million people for number of people using the internet in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Austria peaked at 8.71 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,981 people, in 1990.
That places Austria 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Austria, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,981 people | — |
| 1991 | 20,085 people | +101.2% |
| 1992 | 50,416 people | +151.0% |
| 1993 | 60,478 people | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 110,312 people | +82.4% |
| 1995 | 150,222 people | +36.2% |
| 1996 | 549,968 people | +266.1% |
| 1997 | 759,354 people | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 1.23 million people | +61.8% |
| 1999 | 1.84 million people | +49.6% |
| 2000 | 2.70 million people | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million people | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 2.95 million people | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 3.47 million people | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 4.44 million people | +27.9% |
| 2005 | 4.77 million people | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 5.26 million people | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 5.75 million people | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 6.06 million people | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 6.13 million people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.29 million people | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.61 million people | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 6.75 million people | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 6.84 million people | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 6.92 million people | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.25 million people | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.37 million people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.74 million people | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.73 million people | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.79 million people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.80 million people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.29 million people | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 8.46 million people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.71 million people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 8.71 million people | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8.46 million people | -2.8% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 8.46 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 2.6× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Austria's 8.46 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +266.1% | 150,222 people | 549,968 people |
| 1992 | +151.0% | 20,085 people | 50,416 people |
| 1991 | +101.2% | 9,981 people | 20,085 people |
| 1994 | +82.4% | 60,478 people | 110,312 people |
| 1998 | +61.8% | 759,354 people | 1.23 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 477,748 people | 9,981 people | 1.84 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 million people | 2.70 million people | 6.13 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 million people | 6.29 million people | 7.79 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.41 million people | 7.80 million people | 8.71 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 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 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Austria?
- Number of people using the internet in Austria was 8.46 million people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,981 people in 1990.
- How does Austria rank for number of people using the internet?
- Austria ranks 74th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.