Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Low-income countries

Internet users in low-income countries in 2024 — 21.02%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 21.02 pp.

2024 21.02% +1.02 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 21.02%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Low-income countries, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0.01%1998: 0.02%1999: 0.05%2000: 0.08%2001: 0.12%2002: 0.3%2003: 0.44%2004: 0.68%2005: 1.01%2006: 1.33%2007: 2.38%2008: 2.37%2009: 3.06%2010: 3.75%2011: 4.25%2012: 5.06%2013: 5.93%2014: 7.26%2015: 9.42%2016: 11.65%2017: 13.1%2018: 13.71%2019: 14.2%2020: 15.47%2021: 17.33%2022: 19.13%2023: 20%2024: 21.02%
Change over the period: +21.02 pp Annual average: 0.62 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 21.02%
World 71.2%
Internet users — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 21.02 +1.02 pp
2023 20 +0.87 pp
2022 19.13 +1.8 pp
2021 17.33 +1.85 pp
2020 15.47 +1.27 pp
2019 14.2 +0.49 pp
2018 13.71 +0.62 pp
2017 13.1 +1.45 pp
2016 11.65 +2.22 pp
2015 9.42 +2.17 pp
2014 7.26 +1.33 pp
2013 5.93 +0.87 pp
2012 5.06 +0.81 pp
2011 4.25 +0.5 pp
2010 3.75 +0.69 pp
2009 3.06 +0.69 pp
2008 2.37 −0.01 pp
2007 2.38 +1.06 pp
2006 1.33 +0.32 pp
2005 1.01 +0.33 pp
2004 0.68 +0.23 pp
2003 0.44 +0.14 pp
2002 0.3 +0.18 pp
2001 0.12 +0.04 pp
2000 0.08 +0.03 pp
1999 0.05 +0.03 pp
1998 0.02 +0.01 pp
1997 0.01 +0.01 pp
1996 0
1990 0

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.