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Germany — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Germany, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
93.50%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · +74106.3% since 1990
Internet users for Germany was 93.50% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.13% in 1990 (about 742.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 21.46% per year.
Germany ranks 42 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 21%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Germany sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 8%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
93.50%
First (1990)
0.13%
Change
+74106.3%
Highest
93.50%
in 2024
Lowest
0.13%
in 1990
Average
55.86%
Annual growth (CAGR)
21.46%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 92.48% |
| 2022 | 91.63% |
| 2021 | 91.43% |
| 2020 | 89.81% |
| 2019 | 88.13% |
| 2018 | 87.04% |
| 2017 | 84.39% |
| 2016 | 84.17% |
| 2015 | 87.59% |
| 2014 | 86.19% |
| 2013 | 84.17% |
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.