Internet users in Belgium
95.8% of the population of Belgium used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Belgium, 2024
95.8%
Change from 2023
+1.1percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
92.2%
Position in 2024
20th of 182
Internet users in Belgium over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Belgium | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 91.5% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 88.6% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 87.7% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | – |
| 2003 | 50.0% | – |
| 2002 | 46.3% | – |
| 2001 | 31.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 94.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 85.0%, the figure has changed by +10.8 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Belgium has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.
More for Belgium
All statistics for Belgium
Internet use in the last three months
96.5%
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Households with internet access
94.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Fixed broadband subscriptions
44.2 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Daily internet use
93.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Basic digital skills
61.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Online shopping
78.5%
2025 · Eurostat