Share of the population using the Internet in Sweden
Sweden: Share of the population using the Internet was 95.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Sweden, 1990–2025
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
In 2025, share of the population using the internet in Sweden stood at 95.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Sweden peaked at 95.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
That places Sweden 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +98.6% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +29.3% |
| 1993 | 1.7% | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +98.3% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +49.6% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +77.3% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | +162.2% |
| 1998 | 33.5% | +41.4% |
| 1999 | 41.4% | +23.6% |
| 2000 | 45.7% | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 95.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 95.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +162.2% | 9.0% | 23.7% |
| 1991 | +98.6% | 0.6% | 1.2% |
| 1994 | +98.3% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| 1996 | +77.3% | 5.1% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 0.6% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 45.7% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 89.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.5% | 95.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Sweden?
- Share of the population using the internet in Sweden was 95.8% in 2025, 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Sweden ranks 24th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.