Italy — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Italy, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Italy was 89.22% 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 0.02% in 1990 (about 5098.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 28.54% per year.
Italy ranks 67 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 33%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Italy sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 60%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 36 of 55 economies; Lithuania (89.16%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 216% in 1999. That is 25% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1991; grown tenfold by 1994. Doubling roughly every 2.8 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 17th of 201 in 1990 → 28th of 195 in 2000 → 53rd of 200 in 2010 → 96th of 183 in 2020 → 62nd of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.22% | +2.2 pp |
| 2023 | 87.03% | +2.0 pp |
| 2022 | 85.06% | +10.2 pp |
| 2021 | 74.86% | +4.4 pp |
| 2020 | 70.48% | +2.6 pp |
| 2019 | 67.85% | -6.5 pp |
| 2018 | 74.39% | +11.3 pp |
| 2017 | 63.08% | +1.8 pp |
| 2016 | 61.32% | +3.2 pp |
| 2015 | 58.14% | +2.5 pp |
| 2014 | 55.64% | -2.8 pp |
| 2013 | 58.46% | +2.6 pp |
| 2012 | 55.83% | +1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 54.39% | +0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 53.68% | +4.9 pp |
| 2009 | 48.83% | +4.3 pp |
| 2008 | 44.53% | +3.7 pp |
| 2007 | 40.79% | +2.8 pp |
| 2006 | 37.99% | +3.0 pp |
| 2005 | 35% | +1.8 pp |
| 2004 | 33.24% | +4.2 pp |
| 2003 | 29.04% | +1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 28.04% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 27.22% | +4.1 pp |
| 2000 | 23.11% | +8.7 pp |
| 1999 | 14.4% | +9.8 pp |
| 1998 | 4.56% | +2.3 pp |
| 1997 | 2.28% | +1.3 pp |
| 1996 | 1.02% | +0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 0.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 0.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 0.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 0.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 0.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Italy’s Internet users in 1991?
0.04% (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 Italy’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +509732.7% in total — about 28.5% 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: 89.22%; 2023: 87.03%; 2022: 85.06%; 2021: 74.86%; 2020: 70.48%. 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.