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Iceland — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Iceland, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
98.21%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Iceland was 98.21% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.69% in 2021. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Iceland ranks 11 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 5%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Iceland sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
98.21%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
99.69%
in 2021
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
68.54%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.21% |
| 2023 | 97.95% |
| 2022 | 97.58% |
| 2021 | 99.69% |
| 2020 | 99.53% |
| 2019 | 99.5% |
| 2018 | 99.01% |
| 2017 | 98.26% |
| 2016 | 98.24% |
| 2015 | 98.2% |
| 2014 | 98.16% |
| 2013 | 96.55% |
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.