Share of population using internet rose 4.78% to 73.8% in Portugal in 2017, according to World Bank.
Historically, share of population using internet in Portugal reached an all time high of 73.8% in 2017 and an all time low of 16.4% in 2000. When compared to Portugal's main peers, share of population using internet in France amounted to 80.5%, 84.5% in Ireland, 61.8% in Morocco and 84.6% in Spain in 2017.
Portugal has been ranked 41st within the group of 71 countries we follow in terms of share of population using internet, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Share of Population Using Internet | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Algeria | % | ... | ... | ... | 14.9% | 18.2% | 22.5% | 29.5% | 38.2% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | 81.6% | 80.7% | 82.2% | 85.0% | 85.1% | |||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | 83.0% | 83.0% | 85.8% | 87.1% | 88.5% | ... | ||||||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | 77.8% | 81.4% | 81.9% | 83.8% | 78.0% | |||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | 81.3% | 82.3% | 84.2% | 86.2% | 87.6% | |||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | 94.8% | 96.2% | 96.5% | 98.2% | 98.2% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | 74.9% | 76.9% | 78.2% | 83.5% | 83.5% | |||||||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | 54.4% | 55.8% | 58.5% | 55.6% | 58.1% | |||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | 4.50% | 5.00% | 6.20% | 10.7% | 15.2% | ... | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | 46.1% | 55.4% | 56.0% | 56.8% | 57.1% | |||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | 55.2% | 60.3% | 62.1% | 64.6% | 68.6% | |||||||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | 67.1% | 69.8% | 71.6% | 76.2% | 78.7% | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | 39.1% | 41.4% | 43.8% | 46.2% | 46.5% | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | 85.4% | 87.5% | 89.8% | 91.6% | 92.0% | ... |
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