This graph shows the results of a survey on the internet usage rate in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by gender. In 2022, almost 95 percent of male respondents reported using the internet. By comparison, around 90 percent of female respondents reported having used the internet during that time.
Survey based on the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older
The D21-Digital-Index was developed from the (N)ONLINER Atlas (2001-2014).
The number of persons surveyed in earlier years may vary.
Figures were partly retrieved from earlier publications.
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Initiative D21. (February 20, 2023). Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/436424/internet-usage-rate-by-gender-germany/
Initiative D21. "Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by gender." Chart. February 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436424/internet-usage-rate-by-gender-germany/
Initiative D21. (2023). Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/436424/internet-usage-rate-by-gender-germany/
Initiative D21. "Share of Internet Users in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436424/internet-usage-rate-by-gender-germany/
Initiative D21, Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/436424/internet-usage-rate-by-gender-germany/ (last visited June 17, 2025)
Share of internet users in Germany from 2001 to 2022, by gender [Graph], Initiative D21, February 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/436424/internet-usage-rate-by-gender-germany/
