Proportion of individuals using the Internet in World
World: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 73.6% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in World, 2005β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
World recorded 73.6% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in World peaked at 73.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2005.
That places World 27th out of 40 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 15.6% | 25.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 28.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 60.1% | 73.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More science & technology data for World
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.27 million (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patent applications, residents 2.39 million (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 2.6% (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 1,652 per million people (2020)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 98.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 96.3% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 92.7% (2025)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 82.3% (2025)
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 1,486 per 1000000 pop (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in World?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in World was 73.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2005.
- How does World rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- World ranks 27th out of 40 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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