Canada vs Sweden: Internet users
Internet users: 94.4% in Canada in 2024 and 95.8% in Sweden in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Sweden, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Canada.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 94.4 2024 | 87.1 | 33 of 182 |
| Sweden | 95.8 2025 | 90.6 | 25 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Sweden has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Canada.
- In 2024, Canada ranked 33 and Sweden ranked 25 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Canada | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 95.8 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 94.4 | 95.5 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 94.2 | 95.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 94 | 95 | 67 |
| 2021 | 93.9 | 94.7 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 92.3 | 94.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 91.9 | 94.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 94.6 | 89.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 92.7 | 93 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 91.2 | 89.7 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 90 | 90.6 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 87.1 | 92.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 85.8 | 94.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 83 | 93.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 83 | 92.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 80.3 | 90 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 80.3 | 91 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 76.7 | 90 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 73.2 | 82 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 72.4 | 87.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 71.7 | 84.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 66 | 83.9 | – |
| 2003 | 64.2 | 79.1 | – |
| 2002 | 61.6 | 70.6 | – |
| 2001 | 60.2 | 51.8 | – |
| 2000 | 51.3 | 45.7 | – |
| 1999 | 36.2 | 41.4 | – |
| 1998 | 24.9 | 33.5 | – |
| 1997 | 15.1 | 23.7 | – |
| 1996 | 6.8 | 9 | – |
| 1995 | 4.2 | 5.1 | – |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 3.4 | – |
| 1993 | 1.2 | 1.7 | – |
| 1992 | 0.9 | 1.5 | – |
| 1991 | 0.6 | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0.4 | 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