Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Portugal, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Portugal is 88.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Portugal peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 78th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +53.1% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +3.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 88.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 95% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 88.5% 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 Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +53.1% | 19.4% | 29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 16.4% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 53.3% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 78.3% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More science & technology data for Portugal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 140.06 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8644 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18,225 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0017 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Portugal?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Portugal was 88.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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