South Korea vs Sweden: Internet users
Internet users: 97.9% in South Korea in 2024 and 95.8% in Sweden in 2025, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in South Korea, by 2.4 percentage points, or 1.02 times that in Sweden.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 97.9 2024 | 87.6 | 13 of 182 |
| Sweden | 95.8 2025 | 90.6 | 25 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2024, South Korea ranked 13 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 | South Korea | Sweden | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 95.8 | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 97.9 | 95.5 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 97.4 | 95.7 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 97.2 | 95 | 67 |
| 2021 | 97.6 | 94.7 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 96.5 | 94.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 96.2 | 94.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 96 | 89.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 95.1 | 93 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 92.8 | 89.7 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 89.9 | 90.6 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 87.6 | 92.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 84.8 | 94.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 84.1 | 93.2 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 83.8 | 92.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 83.7 | 90 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 81.6 | 91 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 81 | 90 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 78.8 | 82 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 78.1 | 87.8 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 73.5 | 84.8 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 72.7 | 83.9 | – |
| 2003 | 65.5 | 79.1 | – |
| 2002 | 59.4 | 70.6 | – |
| 2001 | 56.6 | 51.8 | – |
| 2000 | 44.7 | 45.7 | – |
| 1999 | 23.6 | 41.4 | – |
| 1998 | 6.8 | 33.5 | – |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 23.7 | – |
| 1996 | 1.6 | 9 | – |
| 1995 | 0.8 | 5.1 | – |
| 1994 | 0.3 | 3.4 | – |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 1.7 | – |
| 1992 | 0.1 | 1.5 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | 1.2 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 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