Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Australia
Australia: Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National was 97.06 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Australia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Australia stood at 97.06 %. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Australia peaked at 97.06 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.76 %, in 2000.
That places Australia 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.76 % | — |
| 2001 | 52.69 % | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 63 % | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 66 % | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 69.45 % | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 71.67 % | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 74.25 % | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 76 % | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 79.49 % | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 79 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.45 % | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 84 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.56 % | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 86.54 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 86.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 % | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 93.61 % | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 94.69 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 96.97 % | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 97.04 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.06 % | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 97.06 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.16 %, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Australia's 97.06 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.35 %, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4 % | 46.76 % | 74.25 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.32 % | 76 % | 93.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.44 % | 94.69 % | 97.06 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 17 Liechtenstein 97.34 % compare
- 17 Switzerland 97.34 % compare
- 19 Aruba 97.17 % compare
- 21 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 97.01 % compare
- 22 China, Taiwan Province of 96.71 % compare
- 23 Ireland 96.5 % compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 96.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Australia?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Australia was 97.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.06 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.76 % in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Australia ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.