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Korea, Rep. — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Korea, Rep., 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
97.90%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · +420053.0% since 1990
Internet users for Korea, Rep. was 97.90% 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 4201.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 27.81% per year.
Korea, Rep. ranks 14 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 7%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 80.51%, so Korea, Rep. sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 12%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
97.90%
First (1990)
0.02%
Change
+420053.0%
Highest
97.90%
in 2024
Lowest
0.02%
in 1990
Average
60.27%
Annual growth (CAGR)
27.81%
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.9% |
| 2023 | 97.42% |
| 2022 | 97.17% |
| 2021 | 97.57% |
| 2020 | 96.51% |
| 2019 | 96.16% |
| 2018 | 96.02% |
| 2017 | 95.07% |
| 2016 | 92.84% |
| 2015 | 89.9% |
| 2014 | 87.56% |
| 2013 | 84.77% |
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.