Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Japan
Japan: Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National was 86.98 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Japan, 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 Japan stood at 86.98 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Japan peaked at 93.18 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.99 %, in 2000.
Japan ranks 81st of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.99 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.53 % | +28.5% |
| 2002 | 46.59 % | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 48.44 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 62.39 % | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 66.92 % | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 68.69 % | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 74.3 % | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 75.4 % | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 78 % | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 78.21 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.05 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 79.5 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.22 % | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 89.11 % | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 91.06 % | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 93.18 % | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 91.73 % | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 88.75 % | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.73 % | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 90.22 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 82.91 % | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 84.92 % | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 86.98 % | +2.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 86.98 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.16 %, 94% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Japan's 86.98 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 79.35 %, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +28.8% | 48.44 % | 62.39 % |
| 2001 | +28.5% | 29.99 % | 38.53 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.92 % | 29.99 % | 78 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.15 % | 78.21 % | 93.18 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.26 % | 82.91 % | 90.22 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 78 North Macedonia 87.18 % compare
- 79 Holy See 87.03 % compare
- 79 San Marino 87.03 % compare
- 82 Palestine 86.64 % compare
- 83 Greece 86.27 % compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 86.1 % compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 592.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 493.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 360.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Japan?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Japan was 86.98 % 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.18 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.99 % in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Japan ranks 81st 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 Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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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.