Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Small states
Small states: Individuals using the Internet (% of population) was 0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individuals using the Internet in Small states, 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2025, individuals using the internet in Small states stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in Small states peaked at 72.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
Small states ranks 31st of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.6% | — |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 28.7% | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 72.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Small states changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -100.0% | 72.5% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 19.6% | 28.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 32.0% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 0.0% | 72.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1474 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.57 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in Small states?
- Individuals using the internet in Small states was 0.0% in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Small states rank for individuals using the internet?
- Small states ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.