Canada — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Canada, 1990–2024.
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%. Its sharpest one-year move was up 123% in 1997. That is 2% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1992; grown tenfold by 1995. Doubling roughly every 4.2 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 7th of 201 in 1990 → 2nd of 195 in 2000 → 15th of 200 in 2010 → 23rd of 183 in 2020 → 33rd of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 94.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 94.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 94% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 93.94% | +1.6 pp |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 91.91% | -2.7 pp |
| 2018 | 94.64% | +1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 91.16% | +1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 90% | +2.9 pp |
| 2014 | 87.12% | +1.3 pp |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +2.8 pp |
| 2012 | 83% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 83% | +2.7 pp |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 80.3% | +3.6 pp |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +3.5 pp |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 72.4% | +0.7 pp |
| 2005 | 71.66% | +5.7 pp |
| 2004 | 65.96% | +1.8 pp |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +2.6 pp |
| 2002 | 61.59% | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +8.9 pp |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +15.1 pp |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +11.3 pp |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +9.8 pp |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +8.3 pp |
| 1996 | 6.76% | +2.6 pp |
| 1995 | 4.16% | +1.8 pp |
| 1994 | 2.38% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 0.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 0.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.36% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Canada’s Internet users in 1991?
0.57% (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 Canada’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +26036.6% in total — about 17.8% 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: 94.35%; 2023: 94.15%; 2022: 94%; 2021: 93.94%; 2020: 92.3%. 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.