Share of the population using the Internet in Greece
Greece: Share of the population using the Internet was 86.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Greece recorded 86.3% for share of the population using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Greece peaked at 86.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 81st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | — |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +295.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +97.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +98.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +86.7% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +32.1% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +74.1% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +113.7% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +32.8% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +34.4% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 66.8% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 86.3% | +1.5% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 86.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 93% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Greece's 86.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.9%, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +295.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| 1999 | +113.7% | 3.2% | 6.9% |
| 1994 | +97.9% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1995 | +98.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 9.1% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 44.4% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 78.1% | 86.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 78 Puerto Rico 87.3% compare
- 79 Costa Rica 87.2% compare
- 80 Palestine 86.6% compare
- 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.1% compare
- 83 Albania 85.9% compare
- 84 Japan 85.5% compare
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 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 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Greece?
- Share of the population using the internet in Greece was 86.3% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Greece ranks 81st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.