Internet users in Romania

91.3% of the population of Romania 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
Romania, 2024 91.3% % of population
Change from 2023 +2.1percentage points 2023: 89.2%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 92.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 48th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Romania 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 RomaniaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 91.3% 71.2%
2023 89.2% 69.2%
2022 85.5% 67.0%
2021 83.6% 63.8%
2020 78.5% 60.1%
2019 73.7% 53.9%
2018 70.7% 49.4%
2017 63.7% 46.3%
2016 59.5% 43.6%
2015 55.8% 39.9%
2014 54.1% 37.4%
2013 49.8% 35.3%
2012 45.9% 33.3%
2011 40.0% 30.9%
2010 39.9% 28.4%
2009 36.6% 25.3%
2008 32.4% 22.8%
2007 28.3% 20.2%
2006 24.7% 17.2%
2005 21.5% 15.6%
2004 15.0% –
2003 8.9% –
2002 6.6% –
2001 4.5% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 89.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 54.1%, the figure has changed by +37.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Romania has the 48th 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 Romania
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