Individuals using the Internet in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Individuals using the Internet was 88.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Individuals using the Internet in Upper middle income, 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 88.8% for individuals using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in Upper middle income peaked at 88.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 10.2% | 25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 30.6% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 74.9% | 88.8% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.39 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 10.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 48,207 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 18,560 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,090 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.7% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in Upper middle income?
- Individuals using the internet in Upper middle income was 88.8% in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2005.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.