Australia vs Switzerland: Internet users
Internet users: 96.1% in Australia in 2024 and 97.3% in Switzerland in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Australia.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 96.1 2024 | 84 | 19 of 182 |
| Switzerland | 97.3 2025 | 87.5 | 15 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Australia.
- In 2024, Australia ranked 19 and Switzerland ranked 15 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Australia | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 97.3 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 96.1 | 97.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 96.1 | 97.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 97 | 95.6 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 94.7 | 94.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 93.6 | 93.2 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 90 | 91.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 86.6 | 89.7 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 86.5 | 89.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 84.6 | 87.5 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 84 | 83.6 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 83.5 | 86.3 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 79 | 85.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 79.5 | 85.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 76 | 83.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 74.3 | 81.3 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 71.7 | 79.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 69.5 | 77.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 66 | 75.7 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 63 | 70.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | – | 67.8 | – |
| 2003 | – | 65.1 | – |
| 2002 | – | 61.4 | – |
| 2001 | 52.7 | 55.1 | – |
| 2000 | 46.8 | 47.1 | – |
| 1999 | 40.8 | 34 | – |
| 1998 | 30.8 | 24.8 | – |
| 1997 | 16.4 | 15.1 | – |
| 1996 | 3.3 | 4.6 | – |
| 1995 | 2.8 | 3.6 | – |
| 1994 | 2.2 | 2.7 | – |
| 1993 | 2 | 2.2 | – |
| 1992 | 1.8 | 1.8 | – |
| 1991 | 1.1 | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0.6 | 0.6 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time