Share of the population using the Internet: South Korea
97.89564% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 35 years from 1990 to 2024 are below.
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.89564 |
| 2023 | 97.41598 |
| 2022 | 97.16856 |
| 2021 | 97.57133 |
| 2020 | 96.50506 |
| 2019 | 96.15758 |
| 2018 | 96.02286 |
| 2017 | 95.06942 |
| 2016 | 92.843025 |
| 2015 | 89.896255 |
| 2014 | 87.55682 |
| 2013 | 84.77 |
| 2012 | 84.07 |
| 2011 | 83.75912 |
| 2010 | 83.7 |
| 2009 | 81.6 |
| 2008 | 81 |
| 2007 | 78.8 |
| 2006 | 78.1 |
| 2005 | 73.5 |
| 2004 | 72.7 |
| 2003 | 65.5 |
| 2002 | 59.4 |
| 2001 | 56.6 |
| 2000 | 44.7 |
| 1999 | 23.6 |
| 1998 | 6.78 |
| 1997 | 3.6 |
| 1996 | 1.62 |
| 1995 | 0.82 |
| 1994 | 0.311 |
| 1993 | 0.25 |
| 1992 | 0.0984 |
| 1991 | 0.0461 |
| 1990 | 0.0233 |