Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Greece
Greece: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 86.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Greece, 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 Greece is 86.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Greece peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 87th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +34.6% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 86.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 93% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Greece's 86.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.7% | 9.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 44.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 78.1% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 84 Puerto Rico 87.3% compare
- 85 Costa Rica 87.2% compare
- 86 State of Palestine 86.6% compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.1% compare
- 89 Albania 85.9% compare
- 90 Japan 85.5% compare
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (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 Greece?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Greece was 86.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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