Internet users in Canada

94.4% of the population of Canada used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2024 94.4% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.2percentage points 2023: 94.1%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 93.6% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 33rd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Canada 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.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2001 to 2025
Period CanadaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 94.4% 71.2%
2023 94.1% 69.2%
2022 94.0% 67.0%
2021 93.9% 63.8%
2020 92.3% 60.1%
2019 91.9% 53.9%
2018 94.6% 49.4%
2017 92.7% 46.3%
2016 91.2% 43.6%
2015 90.0% 39.9%
2014 87.1% 37.4%
2013 85.8% 35.3%
2012 83.0% 33.3%
2011 83.0% 30.9%
2010 80.3% 28.4%
2009 80.3% 25.3%
2008 76.7% 22.8%
2007 73.2% 20.2%
2006 72.4% 17.2%
2005 71.7% 15.6%
2004 66.0% –
2003 64.2% –
2002 61.6% –
2001 60.2% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 94.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 87.1%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 33rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database