Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 89.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Lithuania peaked at 89.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2000.
That places Lithuania 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +145.8% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +46.3% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 55.2% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 68.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 89.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 96% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 89.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 97% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Lithuania 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 | +145.8% | 7.2% | 17.7% |
| 2003 | +46.3% | 17.7% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 6.4% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 62.1% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 83.1% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More science & technology data for Lithuania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 138.73 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.37 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 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 62.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,673 (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 Lithuania?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Lithuania was 89.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Lithuania ranks 72nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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