Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months was 97.64 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia stood at 97.64 %. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia peaked at 97.64 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.37 %, in 2013.
That places Malaysia 11th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 55.37 % | — |
| 2014 | 61.8 % | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 69.02 % | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 76.69 % | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 78.24 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 78.73 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 82.37 % | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 87.7 % | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 96.32 % | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 95.85 % | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.18 % | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 97.64 % | +0.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 97.64 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.13 %, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 97.64 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 88.02 %, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.75 % | 55.37 % | 82.37 % | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.94 % | 87.7 % | 97.64 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 8 Norway 99 % compare
- 9 Luxembourg 98.31 % compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 98.18 % compare
- 12 China, Taiwan Province of 97 % compare
- 13 Switzerland 96.49 % compare
- 14 Spain 96.16 % compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Malaysia was 97.64 % in 2024, 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.64 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.37 % in 2013.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Malaysia ranks 11th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 — Female — 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.