Proportion of individuals using the Internet in World
World: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in World, 2005–2025
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 25th out of 37 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.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.6% | — |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 43.6% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 73.6% | +3.4% |
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.1245 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2025)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1.02 million (2021)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 140,083 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 2 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 3 Patents (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 25th out of 37 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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