Over the period from 2010 to 2018, the daily internet usage rate among children fluctuated, but overall increased among all age groups in Sweden. It can be seen that the most dramatic usage growth was among eight-year-olds. Four percent of them used the internet in 2010, whereas the corresponding percentage in 2018 was as high as 66 percent.
Does your child use the internet daily?
Characteristic
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
0 years
-
0%
5%
5%
3%
1 year
-
2%
5%
10%
21%
2 years
2%
5%
15%
19%
37%
3 years
2%
10%
11%
21%
46%
4 years
2%
9%
18%
24%
42%
5 years
5%
13%
15%
32%
43%
6 years
5%
16%
16%
28%
58%
7 years
8%
15%
19%
35%
57%
8 years
4%
24%
34%
49%
66%
0%20%40%60%80%
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Swedish Media Council. (September 11, 2019). Does your child use the internet daily? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077602/share-of-small-children-using-the-internet-daily-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. "Does your child use the internet daily?." Chart. September 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077602/share-of-small-children-using-the-internet-daily-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. (2019). Does your child use the internet daily?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077602/share-of-small-children-using-the-internet-daily-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council. "Does Your Child Use The Internet Daily?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077602/share-of-small-children-using-the-internet-daily-in-sweden-by-age/
Swedish Media Council, Does your child use the internet daily? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077602/share-of-small-children-using-the-internet-daily-in-sweden-by-age/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Does your child use the internet daily? [Graph], Swedish Media Council, September 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1077602/share-of-small-children-using-the-internet-daily-in-sweden-by-age/
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