Households - level of internet access in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Households - level of internet access was 97.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Households - level of internet access in United Kingdom, 2002–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households - level of internet access in United Kingdom is 97.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - level of internet access in United Kingdom peaked at 97.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2002.
That places United Kingdom 14th out of 48 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Households - level of internet access in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.7% | — |
| 2003 | 55.1% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 91.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 49.7% | 76.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 79.6% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 1 |
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More population data for United Kingdom
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 9,459 Thousand heads (animals) (2019)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 275.3 Persons per square kilometre (2020)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 66.65 million Number (2019)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 730,918 Number (2018)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.68 Number (2018)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 48,389 Thousand persons (2019)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.1% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - level of internet access in United Kingdom?
- Households - level of internet access in United Kingdom was 97.3% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - level of internet access recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households - level of internet access recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom rank for households - level of internet access?
- United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 48 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households - level of internet access rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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