Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Malta
Malta: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 93.9% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Malta peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 43rd 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.1% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +61.5% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +2.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 93.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 93.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Malta 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 | +61.5% | 17.9% | 28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.4% | 13.1% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 63.0% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 86.9% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 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 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (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 Malta?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Malta was 93.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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