Share of the population using the Internet in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Share of the population using the Internet was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using the Internet in Liechtenstein, 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
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in Liechtenstein is 98.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Liechtenstein peaked at 99.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Liechtenstein ranks 10th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population using the Internet in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 36.5% | — |
| 2001 | 45.1% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +31.8% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 63.4% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 98.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 98.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.9%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Liechtenstein 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +31.8% | 45.1% | 59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 36.5% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 80.0% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 94.3% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More science & technology data for Liechtenstein
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.9 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 51,393 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 314.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 51.21 (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 Liechtenstein?
- Share of the population using the internet in Liechtenstein was 98.3% 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Liechtenstein ranks 10th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.