Internet users in Norway

99.0% of the population of Norway used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Norway, 2024 99.0% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 93.6% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 7th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Norway 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 NorwayWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 99.0% 71.2%
2023 99.0% 69.2%
2022 99.0% 67.0%
2021 99.0% 63.8%
2020 94.6% 60.1%
2019 98.0% 53.9%
2018 96.5% 49.4%
2017 96.4% 46.3%
2016 97.3% 43.6%
2015 96.8% 39.9%
2014 96.3% 37.4%
2013 95.1% 35.3%
2012 94.6% 33.3%
2011 93.5% 30.9%
2010 93.4% 28.4%
2009 92.1% 25.3%
2008 90.6% 22.8%
2007 86.9% 20.2%
2006 82.6% 17.2%
2005 82.0% 15.6%
2004 77.7% –
2003 78.1% –
2002 72.8% –
2001 64.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 99.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 96.3%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 7th 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 Norway
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