Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 92.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Estonia peaked at 93.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 2000.
That places Estonia 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.6% | — |
| 2001 | 31.5% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 41.5% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 70.6% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 92.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 99% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 92.2% 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 Estonia 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 | +31.7% | 31.5% | 41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4% | 28.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 74.1% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 89.1% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More science & technology data for Estonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 151.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.5 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 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 48.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6232 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1339 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,754 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Estonia?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Estonia was 92.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Estonia ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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