Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria

Austria: Ict adoption per 100 people was 38.17 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38.17
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
23rd
of 212 countries
All-time high
50.2
in 1998
All-time low
6.06
in 1961
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria, 1960–2024

1020304050196019922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, ict adoption per 100 people in Austria stood at 38.17.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ict adoption per 100 people in Austria peaked at 50.2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.06, in 1961.

That places Austria 23rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 6.09 —
1961 6.06 -0.3%
1962 6.06 +0.0%
1963 6.06 +0.0%
1964 6.06 +0.0%
1965 9.01 +48.6%
1966 8.97 -0.5%
1967 8.97 +0.0%
1968 8.97 +0.0%
1969 8.97 +0.0%
1970 12.98 +44.8%
1971 12.89 -0.7%
1972 12.89 +0.0%
1973 12.89 +0.0%
1974 12.89 +0.0%
1975 19.86 +54.1%
1976 21.46 +8.0%
1977 23.09 +7.6%
1978 24.93 +8.0%
1979 26.94 +8.0%
1980 29.03 +7.8%
1981 30.7 +5.8%
1982 32.21 +4.9%
1983 33.71 +4.6%
1984 34.94 +3.7%
1985 36.09 +3.3%
1986 37.25 +3.2%
1987 38.39 +3.1%
1988 39.58 +3.1%
1989 40.72 +2.9%
1990 42 +3.1%
1991 43.1 +2.6%
1992 44.2 +2.6%
1993 45.3 +2.5%
1994 46.5 +2.6%
1995 47.8 +2.8%
1996 49 +2.5%
1997 49.8 +1.6%
1998 50.2 +0.8%
1999 49.3 -1.8%
2000 49.88 +1.2%
2001 49.7 -0.4%
2002 48.05 -3.3%
2003 47.73 -0.7%
2004 46.75 -2.1%
2005 45.44 -2.8%
2006 43.59 -4.1%
2007 41.06 -5.8%
2008 39.47 -3.9%
2009 38.98 -1.2%
2010 40.62 +4.2%
2011 40.37 -0.6%
2012 40.09 -0.7%
2013 39.31 -1.9%
2014 41.17 +4.7%
2015 41.76 +1.4%
2016 40.82 -2.2%
2017 42.18 +3.3%
2018 42.25 +0.2%
2019 41.91 -0.8%
2020 42.45 +1.3%
2021 42.47 +0.1%
2022 40.58 -4.5%
2023 39.47 -2.7%
2024 38.17 -3.3%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 38.17 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 1.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 38.17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.51, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria 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.

YearChange FromTo
1975 +54.1% 12.89 19.86
1965 +48.6% 6.06 9.01
1970 +44.8% 8.97 12.98

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.52 6.06 9.01 10
1970s 18.08 12.89 26.94 10
1980s 35.26 29.03 40.72 10
1990s 46.72 42 50.2 10
2000s 45.06 38.98 49.88 10
2010s 41.05 39.31 42.25 10
2020s 40.63 38.17 42.47 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 compare
  2. 21 South Korea 41.17 compare
  3. 22 Luxembourg 39.81 compare
  4. 24 Spain 38.05 compare
  5. 25 Mauritius 36.88 compare
  6. 26 Serbia 36.69 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

More reference data data for Austria

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is ict adoption per 100 people in Austria?
Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria was 38.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 50.2 in 1998.
What is the lowest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 6.06 in 1961.
How does Austria rank for ict adoption per 100 people?
Austria ranks 23rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is ict adoption per 100 people rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ict adoption per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/ict-adoption-per-100-people/austria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/ict-adoption-per-100-people/austria/">Ict adoption per 100 people in Austria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Ict adoption per 100 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed