Number of people using the Internet in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Number of people using the Internet was 39,748 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people using the Internet in Liechtenstein, 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
Liechtenstein recorded 39,748 people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Liechtenstein peaked at 39,748 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Liechtenstein ranks 197th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people using the Internet in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 11,920 people | — |
| 2001 | 14,976 people | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 20,038 people | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 20,042 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22,049 people | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 22,024 people | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22,499 people | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22,949 people | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 24,831 people | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 26,806 people | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 28,818 people | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 30,865 people | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 32,774 people | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 34,691 people | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 35,464 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 36,235 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 36,997 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 37,790 people | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 35,920 people | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 36,703 people | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 37,446 people | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 38,656 people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 39,102 people | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 39,748 people | +1.7% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 39,748 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 1% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 39,748 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Liechtenstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +33.8% | 14,976 people | 20,038 people |
| 2001 | +25.6% | 11,920 people | 14,976 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 20,813 people | 11,920 people | 26,806 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,395 people | 28,818 people | 37,790 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 38,331 people | 36,703 people | 39,748 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 194 Faroe Islands 48,966 people compare
- 195 Micronesia (country) 44,725 people compare
- 196 Samoa 42,408 people compare
- 198 Greenland 39,030 people compare
- 199 Monaco 38,262 people compare
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 36,015 people compare
More science & technology data for Liechtenstein
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.9 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 51,393 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 314.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 51.21 (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 Liechtenstein?
- Number of people using the internet in Liechtenstein was 39,748 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 39,748 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for number of people using the internet?
- Liechtenstein ranks 197th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.