Internet Access in Taiwan: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

To understand the statistics of human lives in Taiwan is to trace a profound transformation across three centuries, measuring how ordinary people connect, work, and communicate. Behind every percentage point lies a distinct generation navigating the shift from complete isolation to digital integration. Numbers here are not abstract markers; they represent the changing daily reality of human existence, tracking the exact proportion of the population that can reach across borders, access global information, and participate in a networked world.

For the vast majority of this timeline, the record is absolute. From the 1800s estimate 0, 1810s estimate 0, 1820s estimate 0, 1830s estimate 0, 1840s estimate 0, 1850s estimate 0, 1860s estimate 0, 1870s estimate 0, 1880s estimate 0, 1890s estimate 0, through the 1900s estimate 0, 1910s estimate 0, 1920s estimate 0, 1930s estimate 0, 1940s estimate 0, and continuing firmly through the 1950s 0, 1960s 0, 1970s 0, and 1980s 0, connectivity simply did not exist. The turning point arrived quietly in the 1990s 1.5, edged upward in the 2000s 3, expanded significantly by the 2010s 34, and reached the 2020s 65 where internet access in Taiwan stands at 65 % — ranking #108 of 157 countries. In 1900 it was 0 %.

Looking forward, the projections trace a steady climb into the future, moving through the 2030s projection 68, 2040s projection 71, 2050s projection 74, 2060s projection 77, 2070s projection 80, 2080s projection 83, 2090s projection 86, and finally the 2100s projection 89. If you were born here across these changing decades, your capacity to access the global network expands dramatically, reshaping how you learn, work, and experience the modern world. Where do YOU rank among everyone ever born? →