Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sweden
Sweden: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 95.8% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sweden, 2000β2025
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 24th out of 219 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.
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
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 97.0% compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 96.3% compare
- 23 Australia 96.1% compare
- 24 Belgium 95.8% compare
- 24 Spain 95.8% compare
- 27 Australia and New Zealand 95.7% compare
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 140.69 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 425 (2021)
- Share of individuals using the internet 95.77 (2025)
- Patent applications, residents 1,771 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 3.6% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 3,915 (2025)
- Number of internet users 9.86 million (2021)
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 24th out of 219 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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