Share of the population using the Internet in Norway
Norway: Share of the population using the Internet was 99.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Norway, 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
Norway recorded 99.0% 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 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Norway peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
Norway ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +99.4% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | +57.4% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +49.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +54.7% |
| 1996 | 18.3% | +185.0% |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +77.0% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 78.1% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 99.0% 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 Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +185.0% | 6.4% | 18.3% |
| 1991 | +99.4% | 0.7% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | +77.0% | 22.6% | 40.0% |
| 1992 | +57.4% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | +54.7% | 4.2% | 6.4% |
| 1994 | +49.3% | 2.8% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 0.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 52.0% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 93.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 94.6% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More science & technology data for Norway
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 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 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Norway?
- Share of the population using the internet in Norway was 99.0% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Norway ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.