Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Romania
Romania: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 91.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Romania is 91.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 68.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Romania peaked at 91.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 57th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.6% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | +46.7% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | +68.5% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 49.8% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 89.2% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 91.3% | +2.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 91.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Romania's 91.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +68.5% | 8.9% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 3.6% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 39.9% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 78.5% | 91.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More science & technology data for Romania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 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 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Romania?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Romania was 91.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Romania ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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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