Internet users in Malta

93.9% of the population of Malta 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
Malta, 2024 93.9% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.8percentage points 2023: 92.1%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 92.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 35th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Malta 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 MaltaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 93.9% 71.2%
2023 92.1% 69.2%
2022 91.5% 67.0%
2021 87.5% 63.8%
2020 86.9% 60.1%
2019 85.8% 53.9%
2018 81.7% 49.4%
2017 81.0% 46.3%
2016 78.1% 43.6%
2015 76.0% 39.9%
2014 73.1% 37.4%
2013 68.9% 35.3%
2012 68.2% 33.3%
2011 68.0% 30.9%
2010 63.0% 28.4%
2009 58.9% 25.3%
2008 50.1% 22.8%
2007 46.9% 20.2%
2006 40.4% 17.2%
2005 41.2% 15.6%
2004 34.6% –
2003 31.6% –
2002 28.9% –
2001 17.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 92.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 73.1%, the figure has changed by +20.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 35th 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 Malta
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