Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2023
All-time low
47.1%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 97.3% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Switzerland peaked at 97.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.1% | — |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.6% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 89.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 97.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 97.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.0% | 47.1% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 83.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 94.3% | 97.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 17 Faroe Islands 97.6% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.4% compare
- 20 Aruba 97.2% compare
- 20 Ireland 97.2% compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 97.0% compare
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.47 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.5767 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Switzerland?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Switzerland was 97.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Switzerland ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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