Faroe Islands — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Faroe Islands, 1990–2017.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 7 of 55 economies; San Marino (97.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 146% in 1998. That is 14% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 31st of 201 in 1990 → 19th of 195 in 2000 → 22nd of 200 in 2010 → 5th of 195 in 2017.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2017
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.58% | +2.5 pp |
| 2016 | 95.11% | +0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +3.3 pp |
| 2013 | 90% | +4.7 pp |
| 2012 | 85.34% | +4.6 pp |
| 2011 | 80.73% | +5.5 pp |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 75.18% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 75.57% | -0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 75.98% | +6.6 pp |
| 2006 | 69.36% | +1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 66.53% | +7.6 pp |
| 2003 | 58.91% | +5.6 pp |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +10.1 pp |
| 2001 | 43.25% | +10.3 pp |
| 2000 | 32.92% | +10.6 pp |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +11.0 pp |
| 1998 | 11.3% | +6.7 pp |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +2.3 pp |
| 1996 | 2.32% | — |
| 1995 | 0% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Faroe Islands’s Internet users in 1995?
0% (1995). 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.
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: 2017: 97.58%; 2016: 95.11%; 2015: 94.2%; 2014: 93.3%; 2013: 90%. 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.