Norway — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Norway, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Norway was 99.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 99.00% in 2021. The lowest was 0.71% in 1990 (about 140.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 15.64% per year.
Norway ranks 8 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 4%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Norway sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 3%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 4 of 55 economies; Liechtenstein (98.26%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 185% in 1996.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1992; grown tenfold by 1996. Doubling roughly every 4.8 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 2nd of 201 in 1990 → 1st of 195 in 2000 → 1st of 200 in 2010 → 15th of 183 in 2020 → 7th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 99% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 99% | +4.4 pp |
| 2020 | 94.61% | -3.4 pp |
| 2019 | 98% | +1.5 pp |
| 2018 | 96.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 96.36% | -0.9 pp |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 96.81% | +0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 96.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 95.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 94.65% | +1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 93.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 93.39% | +1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 92.08% | +1.5 pp |
| 2008 | 90.57% | +3.6 pp |
| 2007 | 86.93% | +4.4 pp |
| 2006 | 82.55% | +0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 81.99% | +4.3 pp |
| 2004 | 77.69% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 78.13% | +5.3 pp |
| 2002 | 72.84% | +8.8 pp |
| 2001 | 64% | +12.0 pp |
| 2000 | 52% | +12.0 pp |
| 1999 | 40% | +17.4 pp |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +2.2 pp |
| 1997 | 20.4% | +2.1 pp |
| 1996 | 18.3% | +11.9 pp |
| 1995 | 6.42% | +2.3 pp |
| 1994 | 4.15% | +1.4 pp |
| 1993 | 2.78% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 2.22% | +0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 1.41% | +0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 0.71% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Norway’s Internet users in 1991?
1.41% (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 Norway’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +13902.8% in total — about 15.6% 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: 99%; 2023: 99%; 2022: 99%; 2021: 99%; 2020: 94.61%. 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.