Internet users in Denmark

99.8% of the population of Denmark used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Denmark, 2024 99.8% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 98.8%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 92.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 4th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Denmark 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 2024
Period Denmark
2024 99.8%
2023 98.8%
2022 97.9%
2021 98.9%
2020 96.5%
2019 98.0%
2018 97.3%
2017 97.1%
2016 97.0%
2015 96.3%
2014 96.0%
2013 94.6%
2012 92.3%
2011 89.8%
2010 88.7%
2009 86.8%
2008 85.0%
2007 85.0%
2006 86.7%
2005 82.7%
2004 80.9%
2003 76.3%
2002 64.3%
2001 43.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 98.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 96.0%, the figure has changed by +3.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Denmark has the 4th 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 Denmark
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