Australia vs United Kingdom

Australia vs United Kingdom: Internet users

Internet users in 2024: 96.1% in Australia and 95.5% in United Kingdom, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in United Kingdom.

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% of people · ITU

Australia vs United Kingdom: Internet usersInternet users in 2024: 96.1% in Australia and 95.5% in United Kingdom, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Australia, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in United Kingdom.
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What the numbers say

  • Australia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook United Kingdom.
  • In 2024, Australia ranked 19 and United Kingdom ranked 26 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.

Every year

% of people · ITU

YearAustraliaUnited KingdomWorld
2025––73.6
202496.195.571.2
202396.195.569.2
202296.195.567
20219796.263.8
202094.794.860.1
201993.692.553.9
20189090.749.4
201786.690.446.3
201686.594.843.6
201584.69239.9
20148491.637.4
201383.589.835.3
20127987.533.3
201179.585.430.9
2010768528.4
200974.383.625.3
200871.778.422.8
200769.575.120.2
20066668.817.2
2005637015.6
2004–65.6–
2003–64.8–
2002–56.5–
200152.733.5–
200046.826.8–
199940.821.3–
199830.813.7–
199716.47.4–
19963.34.1–
19952.81.9–
19942.21–
199320.5–
19921.80.3–
19911.10.2–
19900.60.1–

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.

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