Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 95.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of individuals using the internet in Sweden stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Sweden peaked at 95.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 26th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 95.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 95.8% 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 Sweden 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 | +36.3% | 51.8% | 70.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 45.7% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.5% | 95.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (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 Sweden?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Sweden was 95.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Sweden ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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