Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Afghanistan

Internet users in Afghanistan in 2024 — 16.09%. Ranked 177 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 16.09 pp.

2024 16.09% +0.17 pp vs 2023
World rank 177of 182
Period maximum 17.6%2019
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Afghanistan, 1990–20240510152019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 0.09%2004: 0.11%2005: 1.22%2006: 2.11%2007: 1.9%2008: 1.84%2009: 3.55%2010: 4%2011: 5%2012: 5.45%2013: 5.9%2014: 7%2015: 8.26%2016: 11%2017: 13.5%2018: 16.8%2019: 17.6%2020: 17.05%2021: 16.51%2022: 15.87%2023: 15.93%2024: 16.09%
Change over the period: +16.09 pp Annual average: 0.47 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 16.09%
World 71.2%
South Asia 62.8%
Southern Asia computed 62.57%
Low-income countries computed 21.02%
Internet users — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 16.09 +0.17 pp
2023 15.93 +0.06 pp
2022 15.87 −0.65 pp
2021 16.51 −0.53 pp
2020 17.05 −0.55 pp
2019 17.6 +0.8 pp
2018 16.8 +3.3 pp
2017 13.5 +2.5 pp
2016 11 +2.74 pp
2015 8.26 +1.26 pp
2014 7 +1.1 pp
2013 5.9 +0.45 pp
2012 5.45 +0.45 pp
2011 5 +1 pp
2010 4 +0.45 pp
2009 3.55 +1.71 pp
2008 1.84 −0.06 pp
2007 1.9 −0.21 pp
2006 2.11 +0.88 pp
2005 1.22 +1.12 pp
2004 0.11 +0.02 pp
2003 0.09 +0.08 pp
2002 0 −0 pp
2001 0
1990 0

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population that has used the internet over the last three months — from any device and in any place. The ITU definition is deliberately broad, so the indicator reflects the penetration of access rather than the intensity of use. The data come from household surveys; where there are no surveys, ITU publishes estimates.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.