Households with access to the internet at home in Portugal
Portugal: Households with access to the internet at home was 91.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households with access to the internet at home in Portugal, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 91.1% for households with access to the internet at home in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households with access to the internet at home in Portugal peaked at 91.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2006.
That places Portugal 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Households with access to the internet at home in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 35.1% | — |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 47.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 58.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 64.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 91.1% | +0.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 91.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 91.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.5%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 35.1% | 47.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 53.7% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 84.5% | 91.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 38 Martinique 91.3% compare
- 39 North Macedonia 91.2% compare
- 41 Serbia 90.1% compare
- 42 Lithuania 89.3% compare
- 42 Lithuania 89.3% compare
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)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population density 95.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 396,215 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households with access to the internet at home in Portugal?
- Households with access to the internet at home in Portugal was 91.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households with access to the internet at home recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest households with access to the internet at home recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for households with access to the internet at home?
- Portugal ranks 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households with access to the internet at home 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 with access to the internet at home. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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