Households - level of internet access in Sweden
Sweden: Households - level of internet access was 95.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 48 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 2019
All-time low
72.5%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Households - level of internet access in Sweden, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
In 2025, households - level of internet access in Sweden stood at 95.7%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - level of internet access in Sweden peaked at 96.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2005.
Sweden ranks 19th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Households - level of internet access in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.5% | — |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 95.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 95.7% 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 | 79.8% | 72.5% | 86.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.3% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.2% | 95.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More population data for Sweden
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7238 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 479,660 people (2100)
- Population density 27.91 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1484 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4642 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - level of internet access in Sweden?
- Households - level of internet access in Sweden was 95.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - level of internet access recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest households - level of internet access recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2005.
- How does Sweden rank for households - level of internet access?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households - level of internet access rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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