| Information and communication technology | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2013 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1: As at 1 January of the year concerned. 2: Until 2008, data were collected on the equipment as such. Since 2013, only the availability of a connection has been recorded. . = Numerical value unknown or not be disclosed. | |||||
| Households projected (1,000) | 36,703 | 37,931 | 39,077 | 40,032 | 40,596 |
| Share of the households in percent (equipment rate) | |||||
| Personal computer | 38.7 | 61.4 | 75.4 | 85.2 | 90.4 |
| fixed | . | 58.2 | 62.1 | 53.3 | 44.2 |
| mobile | . | 10.7 | 34.7 | 65.2 | 81.2 |
| laptop, notebook, netbook | . | . | . | . | 73.9 |
| tablet | . | . | . | . | 47.5 |
| PC printer (also in combination device) | . | . | . | 73.3 | 75.2 |
| Internet access2 | 8.1 | 46.0 | 64.4 | 80.2 | 92.7 |
| fixed | . | . | . | . | 86.7 |
| mobile | . | . | . | . | 56.0 |
| Telephone | 97.6 | 98.7 | 99.0 | 99.8 | 99.9 |
| fixed | 96.8 | 94.5 | 89.7 | 90.5 | 84.9 |
| mobile (also smartphone) | 11.2 | 72.5 | 86.3 | 92.7 | 96.7 |
| incl. smartphone | . | . | . | . | 77.9 |
| Fax machine, fixed (also in combination device) | 14.8 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 23.8 | . |
| Car navigation system | . | . | 20.7 | 46.3 | 45.8 |
| Number of the goods per 100 households (equipment stock) | |||||
| Personal computer | 45.7 | 84.9 | 121.7 | 164.9 | 223.5 |
| fixed | . | 73.2 | 80.2 | 66.9 | 54.4 |
| mobile | . | 11.7 | 41.5 | 98.1 | 169.1 |
| laptop, notebook, netbook | . | . | . | . | 107.1 |
| tablet | . | . | . | . | 62.0 |
| PC printer (also in combination device) | . | . | . | 85.9 | 85.2 |
| Internet access2 | 8.4 | 47.9 | 69.0 | . | . |
| fixed | . | . | . | . | . |
| mobile | . | . | . | . | . |
| Telephone | . | 234.7 | 268.3 | 296.3 | 290.3 |
| fixed | 109.5 | 120.5 | 114.5 | 124.5 | 107.1 |
| mobile (also smartphone) | 12.2 | 114.2 | 153.8 | 171.8 | 183.2 |
| incl. smartphone | . | . | . | . | 144.2 |
| Fax machine, fixed (also in combination device) | 15.2 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 24.4 | . |
| Car navigation system | . | . | 22.5 | 54.3 | 53.9 |
| Number of the goods in millions | |||||
| Personal computer | 16.8 | 32.2 | 47.6 | 66.0 | 90.7 |
| fixed | . | 27.8 | 31.3 | 26.8 | 22.1 |
| mobile | . | 4.4 | 16.2 | 39.3 | 68.6 |
| laptop, notebook, netbook | . | . | . | . | 43.5 |
| tablet | . | . | . | . | 25.2 |
| PC printer (also in combination device) | . | . | . | 34.4 | 34.6 |
| Internet access2 | 3.1 | 18.2 | 27.0 | . | . |
| fixed | . | . | . | . | . |
| mobile | . | . | . | . | . |
| Telephone | . | 89.0 | 104.8 | 118.6 | 117.9 |
| fixed | 40.2 | 45.7 | 44.7 | 49.8 | 43.5 |
| mobile (also smartphone) | 4.5 | 43.3 | 60.1 | 68.8 | 74.4 |
| incl. smartphone | . | . | . | . | 58.5 |
| Fax machine, fixed (also in combination device) | 5.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.8 | . |
| Car navigation system | . | . | 8.8 | 21.7 | 21.9 |
As at 30 October 2018