Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Norway
Norway: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 236 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2021
All-time low
52.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of individuals using the internet in Norway stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Norway peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2000.
That places Norway 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.0% | — |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Norway's 99.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 52.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 94.6% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 5 Denmark 99.8% compare
- 6 Luxembourg 99.1% compare
- 7 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 99.0% compare
- 7 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 10 Bermuda 98.4% compare
More science & technology data for Norway
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 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 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Norway?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Norway was 99.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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