Number of people using the Internet in Greece
Greece: Number of people using the Internet was 8.98 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Greece, 1990–2024
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
In 2024, number of people using the internet in Greece stood at 8.98 million people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Greece peaked at 8.98 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
That places Greece 69th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1991 | 5,036 people | — |
| 1992 | 5,023 people | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 19,979 people | +297.8% |
| 1994 | 39,739 people | +98.9% |
| 1995 | 79,216 people | +99.3% |
| 1996 | 148,523 people | +87.5% |
| 1997 | 197,233 people | +32.8% |
| 1998 | 345,200 people | +75.0% |
| 1999 | 740,405 people | +114.5% |
| 2000 | 987,525 people | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 1.19 million people | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million people | +34.6% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million people | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 2.35 million people | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 2.64 million people | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 3.55 million people | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 3.96 million people | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 4.23 million people | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 4.71 million people | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 4.94 million people | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 5.74 million people | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 6.08 million people | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.56 million people | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 6.88 million people | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.23 million people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 7.44 million people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.52 million people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.75 million people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 8.11 million people | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 8.36 million people | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 8.30 million people | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 8.68 million people | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 8.85 million people | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 8.98 million people | +1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8.98 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 2.8× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8.98 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +297.8% | 5,023 people | 19,979 people |
| 1999 | +114.5% | 345,200 people | 740,405 people |
| 1995 | +99.3% | 39,739 people | 79,216 people |
| 1994 | +98.9% | 19,979 people | 39,739 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158,035 people | 0 people | 740,405 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 million people | 987,525 people | 4.71 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 million people | 4.94 million people | 8.11 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.63 million people | 8.30 million people | 8.98 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Greece?
- Number of people using the internet in Greece was 8.98 million people in 2024, 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for number of people using the internet?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.