Turkiye — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Turkiye, 1990–2025.
Internet users for Turkiye was 89.77% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Turkiye ranks 62 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 31%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Turkiye sits below it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 67%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 33 of 55 economies; Cyprus (89.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 490% in 1994. That is 19% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 66th of 201 in 1990 → 82nd of 195 in 2000 → 82nd of 200 in 2010 → 71st of 183 in 2020 → 9th of 10 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89.77% | +2.5 pp |
| 2024 | 87.31% | +1.3 pp |
| 2023 | 85.96% | +2.5 pp |
| 2022 | 83.44% | +2.0 pp |
| 2021 | 81.41% | +3.7 pp |
| 2020 | 77.67% | +3.7 pp |
| 2019 | 73.98% | +2.9 pp |
| 2018 | 71.04% | +6.4 pp |
| 2017 | 64.68% | +6.3 pp |
| 2016 | 58.35% | +4.6 pp |
| 2015 | 53.74% | +2.7 pp |
| 2014 | 51.04% | +4.8 pp |
| 2013 | 46.25% | +1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 45.13% | +2.1 pp |
| 2011 | 43.07% | +3.2 pp |
| 2010 | 39.82% | +3.4 pp |
| 2009 | 36.4% | +2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 34.37% | +5.7 pp |
| 2007 | 28.63% | +10.4 pp |
| 2006 | 18.24% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 15.46% | +0.9 pp |
| 2004 | 14.58% | +2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 12.33% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 11.38% | +6.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.19% | +1.4 pp |
| 2000 | 3.76% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.29% | +1.6 pp |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 0.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 0.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 0.08% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.01% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkiye’s Internet users in 1993?
0.01% (1993). 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.
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: 89.77%; 2024: 87.31%; 2023: 85.96%; 2022: 83.44%; 2021: 81.41%. 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.