Internet users in Portugal
88.5% of the population of Portugal used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Portugal, 2024
88.5%
Change from 2023
+2.7percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
92.2%
Position in 2024
67th of 182
Internet users in Portugal 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 | Portugal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 78.3% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 48.3% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | – |
| 2003 | 29.7% | – |
| 2002 | 19.4% | – |
| 2001 | 18.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.7 percentage points from 85.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 64.6%, the figure has changed by +23.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Portugal has the 67th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Internet use in the last three months
89.5%
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Households with internet access
91.1%
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Fixed broadband subscriptions
45.2 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Daily internet use
85.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Basic digital skills
59.2%
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Online shopping
60.5%
2025 · Eurostat