Internet users in Italy
89.2% of the population of Italy used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Italy, 2024
89.2%
Change from 2023
+2.2percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
92.2%
Position in 2024
62nd of 182
Internet users in Italy 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 | Italy | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 85.1% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | – |
| 2003 | 29.0% | – |
| 2002 | 28.0% | – |
| 2001 | 27.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2 percentage points from 87.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 55.6%, the figure has changed by +33.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 62nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.
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90.3%
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Households with internet access
94.1%
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Fixed broadband subscriptions
31.8 per 100 people
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Daily internet use
88.5%
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Basic digital skills
54.3%
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Online shopping
56.2%
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