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Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Switzerland, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
97.32%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · +16229.0% since 1990
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
97.32%
First (1990)
0.60%
Change
+16229.0%
Highest
97.34%
in 2024
Lowest
0.60%
in 1990
Average
61.79%
Annual growth (CAGR)
15.67%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 97.32% |
| 2024 | 97.34% |
| 2023 | 97.34% |
| 2022 | 96.45% |
| 2021 | 95.57% |
| 2020 | 94.35% |
| 2019 | 93.15% |
| 2018 | 91.8% |
| 2017 | 89.69% |
| 2016 | 89.13% |
| 2015 | 87.48% |
| 2014 | 83.62% |
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.