Internet use 94.4%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Canada 2024 · 94.4%
0 23.66 47.32 70.98 94.64 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0.4% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1991: 0.6% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1992: 0.9% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1993: 1.2% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1994: 2.4% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1995: 4.2% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1996: 6.8% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1997: 15.1% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1998: 24.9% — Source: Statistics Canada. 1999: 36.2% — Source: Statistics Canada. 2000: 51.3% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., Survey result, scope age unknown. 2001: 60.2% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., Survey result, scope age unknown. 2002: 61.6% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., Survey result, scope age unknown. 2003: 64.2% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., Survey result, scope age unknown. 2004: 66% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., Survey result, scope age unknown. 2005: 71.7% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., 2006: 72.4% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., Estimated based on Survey's results 2005 and 2007. 2007: 73.2% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., 2008: 76.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., Estimate based on Survey's results 2007 and 2009. 2009: 80.3% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., 2010: 80.3% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada., Survey was redesigned, therefore comparison with previous years should not be done. 2011: 83% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2012: 83% — Source and notes: CIUS., Residents of Canada 16 years of age or older excluding: Residents of the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, Inmates of Institutions, Persons living on Indian Reserves, and Full time members of the Canadian Forces. 2013: 85.8% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2014: 87.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2015: 90% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2016: 91.2% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2017: 92.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2018: 94.6% — Source and notes: OECD, 2019: 91.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2020: 92.3% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada - Canada Internet Use Survey, 2021: 93.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2022: 94% — Source and notes: Statistics Canada, 2023: 94.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2024: 94.4% Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
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