Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Austria
Austria: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 91.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Austria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Austria is 91.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Austria peaked at 95.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2000.
That places Austria 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 91.9% | -3.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 91.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Austria's 91.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +27.2% | 42.7% | 54.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.4% | 33.7% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 75.2% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 87.5% | 95.3% | 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 proportion of individuals using the internet in Austria?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Austria was 91.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Austria ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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