Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium
Belgium: Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months was 96.43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium is 96.43 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium peaked at 96.43 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.89 %, in 2005.
That places Belgium 16th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 63.89 % | — |
| 2006 | 68.25 % | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 72.85 % | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 74.71 % | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 79.52 % | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 83.21 % | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 84.23 % | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82.79 % | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 84.19 % | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 85.88 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 85.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.6 % | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 88.52 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.04 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 91.35 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 91.94 % | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.92 % | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.59 % | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 94.55 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.43 % | +2.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 96.43 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.56 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 96.43 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.87 %, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.84 % | 63.89 % | 79.52 % | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.36 % | 82.79 % | 91.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.09 % | 91.94 % | 96.43 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 13 Republic of Korea 97.62 % compare
- 14 China, Hong Kong SAR 96.95 % compare
- 15 Sweden 96.51 % compare
- 17 China, Taiwan Province of 96.4 % compare
- 18 Austria 95.4 % compare
- 19 Spain 95.35 % compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Belgium was 96.43 % 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 96.43 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.89 % in 2005.
- How does Belgium rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Belgium ranks 16th 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 Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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 — Male — 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.