Internet users in Germany
93.5% of the population of Germany used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Germany, 2024
93.5%
Change from 2023
+1.0percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
92.2%
Position in 2024
40th of 182
Internet users in Germany 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 | Germany | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 89.8% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | – |
| 2003 | 55.9% | – |
| 2002 | 48.8% | – |
| 2001 | 31.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 92.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 86.2%, the figure has changed by +7.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 40th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.
More for Germany
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Internet use in the last three months
94.6%
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Households with internet access
93.6%
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Fixed broadband subscriptions
45.6 per 100 people
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Daily internet use
89.4%
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Basic digital skills
59.6%
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Online shopping
81.4%
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