Internet users in Greenland

69.5% of the population of Greenland used the internet in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Greenland is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Greenland, 2017 69.5% % of population
Change from 2016 +1.0percentage points 2016: 68.5%
World, 2017 46.3% Official aggregate

Internet users in Greenland 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 GreenlandWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 69.5% 46.3%
2016 68.5% 43.6%
2015 67.6% 39.9%
2014 66.7% 37.4%
2013 65.8% 35.3%
2012 64.9% 33.3%
2011 64.0% 30.9%
2010 63.0% 28.4%
2009 62.8% 25.3%
2008 62.8% 22.8%
2007 61.1% 20.2%
2006 59.4% 17.2%
2005 57.7% 15.6%
2004 56.1% –
2003 54.5% –
2002 44.2% –
2001 35.5% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 68.5% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 61.1%, the figure has changed by +8.4 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 46.3%.

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 2017 for Greenland
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