Definitions

Data from 2020 onwards refer to the proportion of residents (i.e., Singapore citizens and permanent residents) aged 16-74 years of the specified sex who use the Internet in the past 3 months. Data prior to 2020 refer to the proportion of residents of all age groups of the specified sex who use the Internet in the past 3 months.

Concepts

Use of Internet should be irrespective of the device used (not assumed to be only via a computer - it may also be by mobile telephone, tablet, PDA, games machine, digital TV, etc.). Access can be via a fixed or mobile network.

Computational Method

(Number of residents of the specified age group and sex using the Internet) / (Number of residents of the corresponding age group and sex) x 100%

Disaggregation

Disaggregation is available by sex.

Data Source

Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA)

Data Collection

IMDA conducts the annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Households and by Individuals. The objective of the Survey is to assess the extent of infocomm adoption in Singapore resident households and residents.
Prior to 2021, data are collected via face-to-face interviews through an outsourced vendor commissioned by IMDA. From 2021 onwards, data are collected via a combination of face-to-face interviews and online surveys through an outsourced vendor commissioned by IMDA.

Time Period

2012 onwards

Frequency

Annual

SDG Global Metadata

Link to United Nations SDG global metadata

Indicator 17.8.1