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Faroe Islands — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Faroe Islands, 1990–2017.
Latest value · 2017
97.58%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Faroe Islands was 97.58% in 2017, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 1990 to 2017. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Faroe Islands ranks 15 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 7%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Faroe Islands sits above it. Over the last decade (2007–2017) the figure moved up 28%.
Key figures
Latest (2017)
97.58%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
97.58%
in 2017
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
57.12%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
24
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.58% |
| 2016 | 95.11% |
| 2015 | 94.2% |
| 2014 | 93.3% |
| 2013 | 90% |
| 2012 | 85.34% |
| 2011 | 80.73% |
| 2010 | 75.2% |
| 2009 | 75.18% |
| 2008 | 75.57% |
| 2007 | 75.98% |
| 2006 | 69.36% |
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.