Internet users in Australia
96.1% of the population of Australia used the internet in 2024.
Australia, 2024
96.1%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
93.6%
Position in 2024
19th of 182
Internet users in Australia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 74.3% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 69.5% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | 15.6% |
| 2001 | 52.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 96.1% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 84.0%, the figure has changed by +12.1 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.