Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Iceland
Iceland: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Iceland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 98.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Iceland peaked at 99.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 12th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +60.1% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 89.5% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 98.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 98.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Iceland 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 | +60.1% | 49.4% | 79.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 44.5% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 93.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.6% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 10 Bermuda 98.4% compare
- 11 Liechtenstein 98.3% compare
- 13 Qatar 98.1% compare
- 14 Malaysia 98.0% compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 97.9% compare
- 15 South Korea 97.9% compare
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 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 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Iceland?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Iceland was 98.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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