Households - level of internet access in Norway
Norway: Households - level of internet access was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 48 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2025
All-time low
60.1%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Households - level of internet access in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Norway recorded 99.0% for households - level of internet access in 2025. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - level of internet access in Norway peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2004.
Norway ranks 6th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Households - level of internet access in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60.5% | — |
| 2004 | 60.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 99.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 60.1% | 85.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 89.8% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 96.2% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 Albania 99.3% compare
- 5 Luxembourg 99.1% compare
- 7 Switzerland 99.0% compare
- 8 Iceland 98.4% compare
- 9 Malta 97.8% compare
More population data for Norway
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 224,990 people (2100)
- Population density 14.86 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.2% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - level of internet access in Norway?
- Households - level of internet access in Norway was 99.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - level of internet access recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest households - level of internet access recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for households - level of internet access?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households - level of internet access rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Households - level of internet access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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