Switzerland — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Switzerland, 1990–2025.
Internet users for Switzerland was 97.32% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 97.34% in 2024. The lowest was 0.60% in 1990 (about 163.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 15.67% per year.
Switzerland ranks 17 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 8%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Switzerland sits above it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 9 of 55 economies; Ireland (97.19%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 232% in 1997. That is 4% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1992; grown tenfold by 1997. Doubling roughly every 4.8 years at that pace.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 97.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 97.34% | +0.9 pp |
| 2022 | 96.45% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 95.57% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 94.35% | +1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 93.15% | +1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +2.1 pp |
| 2017 | 89.69% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 89.13% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 87.48% | +3.9 pp |
| 2014 | 83.62% | -2.7 pp |
| 2013 | 86.34% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 85.19% | +1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +2.6 pp |
| 2009 | 81.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 75.7% | +5.6 pp |
| 2005 | 70.1% | +2.3 pp |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +3.7 pp |
| 2002 | 61.4% | +6.3 pp |
| 2001 | 55.1% | +8.0 pp |
| 2000 | 47.1% | +13.1 pp |
| 1999 | 34% | +9.2 pp |
| 1998 | 24.8% | +9.7 pp |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +10.6 pp |
| 1996 | 4.55% | +1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 3.55% | +0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 2.72% | +0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 2.17% | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 1.75% | +0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 1.18% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 0.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Switzerland’s Internet users in 1991?
1.18% (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 Switzerland’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +16229.0% in total — about 15.7% 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: 2025: 97.32%; 2024: 97.34%; 2023: 97.34%; 2022: 96.45%; 2021: 95.57%. 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.