Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Singapore
Singapore: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Singapore is 94.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Singapore peaked at 96.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 36th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 94.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 94.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.5%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 36.0% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 71.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 92.0% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Singapore?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Singapore was 94.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Singapore ranks 36th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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