In 2023, 100 percent of Germans aged 14 to 19 used the internet at least occasionally. This statistic shows the share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by age group.
Share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by age group
Number of respondents differed from year to year:
n(1997)=15,431, n(1998)=9,673, n(1999)=5,661, n(2000)=3,514, n(2001)=2,520, n(2002)=2,293, n(2003)=1,955, n(2004)=1,810, n(2005)=1,857, n(2006)=1,820, n(2007)=1,822, n(2008)=1,802, n(2009)=1,806, n(2010)=1,804, n(2011)=1,800, n(2012)=1,800, n(2013)=1,389, n(2014)=1,814, n(2015)=1,800, n(2016)=1,508, n(2017)=2,017, n(2018)=2,009. 2019: n=2,000, 2020: n=3,003; 2021: n=2,001; 2022: n = 2,007).
Since 2017 internet usage has been recorded in a new way: as the calculated value from 15 internet activities instead of the previous blanket question "Internet used".
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ARD, & ZDF. (November 17, 2023). Share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380578/share-of-internet-users-by-age-group-germany/
ARD, und ZDF. "Share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by age group." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380578/share-of-internet-users-by-age-group-germany/
ARD, ZDF. (2023). Share of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380578/share-of-internet-users-by-age-group-germany/
ARD, and ZDF. "Share of Internet Users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380578/share-of-internet-users-by-age-group-germany/
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