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Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Canada, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
94.35%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · +26036.6% since 1990
Internet users for Canada was 94.35% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 94.64% in 2018. The lowest was 0.36% in 1990 (about 261.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 17.79% per year.
Canada ranks 36 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for North America is 94.69%, so Canada sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 8%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
94.35%
First (1990)
0.36%
Change
+26036.6%
Highest
94.64%
in 2018
Lowest
0.36%
in 1990
Average
60.53%
Annual growth (CAGR)
17.79%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.35% |
| 2023 | 94.15% |
| 2022 | 94% |
| 2021 | 93.94% |
| 2020 | 92.3% |
| 2019 | 91.91% |
| 2018 | 94.64% |
| 2017 | 92.7% |
| 2016 | 91.16% |
| 2015 | 90% |
| 2014 | 87.12% |
| 2013 | 85.8% |
Reading this correctly. Share of individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months. Varies with national survey frequency. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.