Australia internet use over time
Verified observations run from 1990 to 2024. Internet use changed from 0.6% to 96.1%, a net change of 95.5 percentage points.
32 VERIFIED OBSERVATIONS · ITU VIA WDIHistorical trend
Each point is an official observation returned by World Bank WDI for IT.NET.USER.ZS. Lines connect observed points for readability; they do not create data for missing years.
Year-by-year observations
| Year | Internet users |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% |
| 2022 | 96.1% |
| 2021 | 97% |
| 2020 | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 93.6% |
| 2018 | 90% |
| 2017 | 86.5% |
| 2016 | 86.5% |
| 2015 | 84.6% |
| 2014 | 84% |
| 2013 | 83.5% |
| 2012 | 79% |
| 2011 | 79.5% |
| 2010 | 76% |
| 2009 | 74.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% |
| 2007 | 69.5% |
| 2006 | 66% |
| 2005 | 63% |
| 2001 | 52.7% |
| 2000 | 46.8% |
| 1999 | 40.8% |
| 1998 | 30.8% |
| 1997 | 16.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3% |
| 1995 | 2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.2% |
| 1993 | 2% |
| 1992 | 1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6% |
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Source and methodology
Indicator: IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals using the Internet (% of population).
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, surfaced through World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), Indicators API v2. License: CC BY-4.0.
Values are kept at their official observation years. Missing years are not backfilled, averaged or interpolated. This page is a historical observation series, not a revision comparison.