Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Lower-middle-income countries

Internet users in lower-middle-income countries in 2024 — 61.59%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 61.59 pp.

2024 61.59% +2.78 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 61.59%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Lower-middle-income countries, 1990–202402040608019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1996: 0.04%1997: 0.06%1998: 0.15%1999: 0.28%2000: 0.55%2001: 0.79%2002: 1.62%2003: 2.21%2004: 3.07%2005: 3.77%2006: 4.56%2007: 5.69%2008: 6.66%2009: 7.88%2010: 10.54%2011: 12.75%2012: 14.23%2013: 16.07%2014: 18.35%2015: 20.64%2016: 23.29%2017: 26.03%2018: 28.96%2019: 34.86%2020: 43.91%2021: 50.84%2022: 55.81%2023: 58.81%2024: 61.59%
Change over the period: +61.59 pp Annual average: 1.81 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Lower-middle-income countries 61.59%
World 71.2%
Internet users — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 61.59 +2.78 pp
2023 58.81 +3 pp
2022 55.81 +4.97 pp
2021 50.84 +6.92 pp
2020 43.91 +9.06 pp
2019 34.86 +5.9 pp
2018 28.96 +2.93 pp
2017 26.03 +2.74 pp
2016 23.29 +2.66 pp
2015 20.64 +2.29 pp
2014 18.35 +2.28 pp
2013 16.07 +1.84 pp
2012 14.23 +1.48 pp
2011 12.75 +2.21 pp
2010 10.54 +2.66 pp
2009 7.88 +1.21 pp
2008 6.66 +0.97 pp
2007 5.69 +1.13 pp
2006 4.56 +0.8 pp
2005 3.77 +0.7 pp
2004 3.07 +0.86 pp
2003 2.21 +0.59 pp
2002 1.62 +0.83 pp
2001 0.79 +0.24 pp
2000 0.55 +0.27 pp
1999 0.28 +0.12 pp
1998 0.15 +0.09 pp
1997 0.06 +0.03 pp
1996 0.04
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.