Proportion of individuals using the Internet in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 93.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in North Macedonia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in North Macedonia is 93.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in North Macedonia peaked at 93.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
That places North Macedonia 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +394.3% |
| 2003 | 19.1% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +27.7% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 81.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 93.6% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 93.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.6%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 93.1% 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 North Macedonia 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 | +394.3% | 3.5% | 17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 2.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 51.9% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 81.4% | 93.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More science & technology data for North Macedonia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 77.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 498.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in North Macedonia?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in North Macedonia was 93.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does North Macedonia rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- North Macedonia ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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