Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) was 97.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Faroe Islands, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Faroe Islands is 97.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Faroe Islands peaked at 97.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2000.
Faroe Islands ranks 17th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 76.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +2.6% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 97.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 97.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 32.9% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 75.2% | 97.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 14 Malaysia 98.0% compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 97.9% compare
- 15 South Korea 97.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.4% compare
- 19 Switzerland 97.3% compare
- 20 Aruba 97.2% compare
- 20 Ireland 97.2% compare
More science & technology data for Faroe Islands
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 105.8 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 57,146 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 41.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.76 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.3008 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2022)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 57,146 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Faroe Islands?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Faroe Islands was 97.6% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Faroe Islands ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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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