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Japan — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Japan, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
85.54%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · +421286.9% since 1990
Internet users for Japan was 85.54% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 93.18% in 2016. The lowest was 0.02% in 1990 (about 4213.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 27.82% per year.
Japan ranks 84 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 80.51%, so Japan sits above it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 4%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
85.54%
First (1990)
0.02%
Change
+421286.9%
Highest
93.18%
in 2016
Lowest
0.02%
in 1990
Average
55.45%
Annual growth (CAGR)
27.82%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 85.54% |
| 2023 | 85.01% |
| 2022 | 84.92% |
| 2021 | 82.91% |
| 2020 | 90.22% |
| 2019 | 92.73% |
| 2018 | 88.75% |
| 2017 | 91.73% |
| 2016 | 93.18% |
| 2015 | 91.06% |
| 2014 | 89.11% |
| 2013 | 88.22% |
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.