Australia — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Australia, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Australia was 96.13% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 96.97% in 2021. The lowest was 0.58% in 1990 (about 164.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 16.19% per year.
Australia ranks 22 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 11%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 80.51%, so Australia sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 14%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 4 of 32 economies; Hong Kong SAR, China (95.76%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 400% in 1997. That is 5% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1992; grown tenfold by 1997. Doubling roughly every 4.6 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 4th of 201 in 1990 → 6th of 195 in 2000 → 20th of 200 in 2010 → 14th of 183 in 2020 → 19th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 96.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 96.12% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 96.97% | +2.3 pp |
| 2020 | 94.69% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 93.61% | +3.6 pp |
| 2018 | 90.01% | +3.5 pp |
| 2017 | 86.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 86.54% | +2.0 pp |
| 2015 | 84.56% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 84% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 83.45% | +4.5 pp |
| 2012 | 79% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 79.49% | +3.5 pp |
| 2010 | 76% | +1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 74.25% | +2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 71.67% | +2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 69.45% | +3.5 pp |
| 2006 | 66% | +3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 63% | +10.3 pp |
| 2001 | 52.69% | +5.9 pp |
| 2000 | 46.76% | +6.0 pp |
| 1999 | 40.8% | +10.0 pp |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +14.4 pp |
| 1997 | 16.4% | +13.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.28% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 2.76% | +0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 2.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 1.97% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.77% | +0.7 pp |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 0.59% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Australia’s Internet users in 1991?
1.1% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Australia’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +16332.7% in total — about 16.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 96.13%; 2023: 96.12%; 2022: 96.12%; 2021: 96.97%; 2020: 94.69%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.