Digital & energy access · North America · High income
Canada: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 94.4% (2024), 32nd of 188 in the world and 2nd of 2 in North America. Mobile subscriptions is 94.1 (2024), 151st of 210 in the world and 3rd of 3 in North America. Fixed broadband is 42.5 (2024), 21st of 208 in the world and 2nd of 3 in North America.
Internet users
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Mobile subscriptions
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12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Canada in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within North America; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 94.4%2024 | 32/188 | 2/2 | 51.3% | 80.3% | 92.3% | +7.2 ppsince 2014 | 95.6% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 94.12024 | 151/210 | 3/3 | 28.3 | 75.5 | 84.8 | +16%since 2014 | 112.0 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 42.52024 | 21/208 | 2/3 | 4.6 | 31.6 | 40.8 | +21%since 2014 | 40.0 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 27.62024 | 42/213 | 2/3 | 67.5 | 53.8 | 34.9 | −40%since 2014 | 23.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 39,7382024 | 32/215 | 2/3 | · | 1,283 | 39,859 | +1,373%since 2014 | 179,608 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 21/215 | 2/3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 21/211 | 2/3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 23/213 | 2/3 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 11/192 | 1/2 | 98.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 14,655 kWh2025 | 8/149 | 1/2 | 16,844 kWh | 16,236 kWh | 14,764 kWh | −7.5%since 2015 | 13,236 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 7,119 kgoe2024 | 8/150 | 1/2 | 8,225 kgoe | 7,661 kgoe | 7,406 kgoe | −8.5%since 2014 | 6,526 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 4.4%2025 | 134/149 | 2/2 | 8.9% | 4.3% | 5.0% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 5.2% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+7.2 pp94.4% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+21%42.5 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,373%39,738 in 2024
- Clean cooking+1.0 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
No rated indicator got worse over the decade.
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Canada and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Canada. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Canada | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 94.4%2024 | 94.7%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 94.12024 | 113.22024 |
| Fixed broadband | 42.52024 | 38.92024 |
| Fixed telephone | 27.62024 | 23.62024 |
| Secure servers | 39,7382024 | 196,6162024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |