Number of people using the Internet in Romania
Romania: Number of people using the Internet was 17.39 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Romania, 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
Romania recorded 17.39 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Romania peaked at 17.39 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Romania ranks 48th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Romania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1993 | 842.24 people | — |
| 1994 | 5,978 people | +609.8% |
| 1995 | 17,013 people | +184.6% |
| 1996 | 50,214 people | +195.1% |
| 1997 | 100,365 people | +99.9% |
| 1998 | 504,164 people | +402.3% |
| 1999 | 606,745 people | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 811,026 people | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million people | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million people | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million people | +34.3% |
| 2004 | 3.22 million people | +67.6% |
| 2005 | 4.58 million people | +42.5% |
| 2006 | 5.23 million people | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 5.91 million people | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 6.66 million people | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 7.45 million people | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 8.08 million people | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 8.06 million people | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 9.20 million people | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 9.94 million people | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 10.77 million people | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 11.05 million people | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.72 million people | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 12.49 million people | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 13.76 million people | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 14.27 million people | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.11 million people | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 15.98 million people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 16.29 million people | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.00 million people | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 17.39 million people | +2.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 17.39 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 5.3× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Romania's 17.39 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 3.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +609.8% | 842.24 people | 5,978 people |
| 1998 | +402.3% | 100,365 people | 504,164 people |
| 1996 | +195.1% | 17,013 people | 50,214 people |
| 1995 | +184.6% | 5,978 people | 17,013 people |
| 1997 | +99.9% | 50,214 people | 100,365 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160,665 people | 0 people | 606,745 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.82 million people | 811,026 people | 7.45 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.94 million people | 8.06 million people | 14.27 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.36 million people | 15.11 million people | 17.39 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More science & technology data for Romania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Romania?
- Number of people using the internet in Romania was 17.39 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.39 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for number of people using the internet?
- Romania ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.