Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Belgium
Belgium: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Belgium is 95.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Belgium peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +47.9% |
| 2003 | 50.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +1.3% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 95.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 95.8% 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 Belgium 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 | +47.9% | 31.3% | 46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.9% | 29.4% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 77.6% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 91.5% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 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 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Belgium?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Belgium was 95.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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