Israel — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Israel, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Israel was 88.18% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 91.85% in 2022. The lowest was 0.11% in 1990 (about 794.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 21.70% per year.
Israel ranks 73 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 36%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so Israel sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 18%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 10 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (86.64%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 134% in 1998. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1992; grown tenfold by 1996. Doubling roughly every 3.5 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 11th of 201 in 1990 → 31st of 195 in 2000 → 35th of 200 in 2010 → 33rd of 183 in 2020 → 68th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 88.18% | +1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 87.04% | -4.8 pp |
| 2022 | 91.85% | +1.6 pp |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 90.13% | +3.3 pp |
| 2019 | 86.79% | +3.1 pp |
| 2018 | 83.73% | +2.2 pp |
| 2017 | 81.58% | +1.9 pp |
| 2016 | 79.65% | +2.3 pp |
| 2015 | 77.35% | +2.3 pp |
| 2014 | 75.02% | +4.8 pp |
| 2013 | 70.25% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +1.9 pp |
| 2011 | 68.87% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +4.4 pp |
| 2009 | 63.12% | +3.7 pp |
| 2008 | 59.39% | +11.3 pp |
| 2007 | 48.13% | +20.2 pp |
| 2006 | 27.88% | +2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 25.19% | +2.4 pp |
| 2004 | 22.77% | +3.2 pp |
| 2003 | 19.59% | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 17.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 17.38% | -3.5 pp |
| 2000 | 20.87% | +7.5 pp |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +3.1 pp |
| 1998 | 10.3% | +5.9 pp |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +2.2 pp |
| 1996 | 2.17% | +1.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.93% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 0.58% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.22% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Israel’s Internet users in 1991?
0.22% (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 Israel’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +79343.6% in total — about 21.7% 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: 88.18%; 2023: 87.04%; 2022: 91.85%; 2021: 90.3%; 2020: 90.13%. 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.