Internet users in Spain

95.8% of the population of Spain 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
Spain, 2024 95.8% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.3percentage points 2023: 95.4%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 92.2% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 21st of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Spain 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 SpainWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 95.8% 71.2%
2023 95.4% 69.2%
2022 94.5% 67.0%
2021 93.9% 63.8%
2020 93.2% 60.1%
2019 90.7% 53.9%
2018 86.1% 49.4%
2017 84.6% 46.3%
2016 80.6% 43.6%
2015 78.7% 39.9%
2014 76.2% 37.4%
2013 71.6% 35.3%
2012 69.8% 33.3%
2011 67.1% 30.9%
2010 65.8% 28.4%
2009 62.4% 25.3%
2008 59.6% 22.8%
2007 55.1% 20.2%
2006 50.4% 17.2%
2005 47.9% 15.6%
2004 44.0% –
2003 39.9% –
2002 20.4% –
2001 18.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 95.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 76.2%, the figure has changed by +19.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Spain has the 21st 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 Spain
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