Austria: Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Austria's individuals using the Internet (% of population) fell 2.99 percentage points on 2024 (from 94.92% to 91.93%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.58 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.99 percentage points in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.09 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 76% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Austria had the 6th highest value of the 10 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Austria in the 2025 ranking

• Switzerland — 3rd of 10: 97.32%
• Sweden — 4th of 10: 95.77%
• North Macedonia — 5th of 10: 93.1%
• China — 7th of 10: 91.6%
• Azerbaijan — 8th of 10: 90.8%
• Türkiye — 9th of 10: 89.77%

What this measures

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in nearby economies

• Albania — 85.86% (2024)
• Andorra — 94.4% (2024)
• Armenia — 81.34% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 90.8% (2025)
• Belarus — 94.26% (2024)
• Belgium — 95.78% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 86.1% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 82.44% (2024)
• Croatia — 83.63% (2024)
• Cyprus

More infrastructure data for Austria

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 3.48 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 38.17 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 325,904 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 207.84 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 46.04 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 11.35 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 124.46 (2024)
• Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count — 71 (2024)
• Industrial design applications, resident, by count — 290 (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents

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Questions people ask

What is Austria's individuals using the Internet (% of population)?

91.93% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 91.8 percentage points from 0.13% in 1990. The highest value was 95.33% in 2023 and the lowest 0.13% in 1990.

How does Austria rank?

6th highest of 10 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet (% of population) unusual for Austria?

In 2025, Austria's individuals using the Internet (% of population) fell 2.99 percentage points on 2024 (from 94.92% to 91.93%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +3.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.31 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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