Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Hungary
Hungary: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 93.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 93.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Hungary peaked at 93.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 44th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.5% | +107.1% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +40.8% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 75.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 91.5% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +2.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 93.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 93.8% 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 Hungary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +107.1% | 7.0% | 14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 7.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 65.0% | 80.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 84.8% | 93.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More science & technology data for Hungary
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 104.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 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 10.12 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 111.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4502 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,260 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Hungary?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Hungary was 93.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Hungary ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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