Households - level of internet access in Portugal
Portugal: Households - level of internet access was 91.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households - level of internet access in Portugal, 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households - level of internet access in Portugal is 91.08, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - level of internet access in Portugal peaked at 91.08 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.12, in 2002.
Portugal ranks 41st of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Households - level of internet access in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.12 | — |
| 2003 | 21.69 | +43.5% |
| 2004 | 26.17 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 31.46 | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 35.15 | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 39.61 | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 46.04 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 47.89 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 53.73 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 57.97 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 61.02 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 62.34 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 64.87 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 70.23 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 74.05 | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 76.94 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 79.43 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 80.94 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 84.49 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 87.34 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 88.15 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 89.01 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.6 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 91.08 | +0.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 91.08 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 91.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.47, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households - level of internet access in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +43.5% | 15.12 | 21.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.89 | 15.12 | 47.89 | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.15 | 53.73 | 80.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.44 | 84.49 | 91.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More population data for Portugal
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0538 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,261 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2816 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.0558 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 95.56 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 396,215 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - level of internet access in Portugal?
- Households - level of internet access in Portugal was 91.08 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - level of internet access recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.08 in 2025.
- What is the lowest households - level of internet access recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.12 in 2002.
- How does Portugal rank for households - level of internet access?
- Portugal ranks 41st out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households - level of internet access rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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