Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland
Iceland: Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months was 99.69 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland, 2003–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland stood at 99.69 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland peaked at 99.69 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.63 %, in 2003.
That places Iceland 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 84.63 % | — |
| 2004 | 85.44 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 87.94 % | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 90.45 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 91.83 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 92.11 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.67 % | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 95.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 95.78 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.95 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 97.53 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 98.27 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.48 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 99.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.69 % | +0.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 99.69 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.56 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 99.69 % 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 | 89.58 % | 84.63 % | 94.67 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.5 % | 95.2 % | 99.48 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.48 % | 99.28 % | 99.69 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 46.41 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam 86.08 %
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 79.5 % compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 68.32 % compare
- 6 Denmark 99.68 % compare
- 7 Kuwait 99.59 % compare
- 8 Luxembourg 99.19 % compare
More economy & growth data for Iceland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -851.71 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0221 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,170 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -201.70 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -107.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -514.02 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Iceland was 99.69 % in 2021, 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.69 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.63 % in 2003.
- How does Iceland rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Iceland ranks 5th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.