Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Malawi

Internet users in Malawi in 2024 — 18.96%. Ranked 173 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.96 pp.

2024 18.96% +0.97 pp vs 2023
World rank 173of 182
Period maximum 18.96%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Malawi, 1990–20240510152019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0.02%1999: 0.09%2000: 0.13%2001: 0.16%2002: 0.22%2003: 0.28%2004: 0.35%2005: 0.38%2006: 0.43%2007: 0.97%2008: 0.7%2009: 1.07%2010: 2.26%2011: 3.33%2012: 4.35%2013: 5.05%2014: 5.83%2015: 6%2016: 6.3%2017: 7%2018: 8.8%2019: 11.06%2020: 13.9%2021: 15.3%2022: 16.85%2023: 17.99%2024: 18.96%
Change over the period: +18.96 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 18.96%
World 71.2%
Eastern Africa computed 23.85%
Low-income countries computed 21.02%
Internet users — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.96 +0.97 pp
2023 17.99 +1.14 pp
2022 16.85 +1.55 pp
2021 15.3 +1.4 pp
2020 13.9 +2.84 pp
2019 11.06 +2.26 pp
2018 8.8 +1.8 pp
2017 7 +0.7 pp
2016 6.3 +0.3 pp
2015 6 +0.17 pp
2014 5.83 +0.78 pp
2013 5.05 +0.7 pp
2012 4.35 +1.02 pp
2011 3.33 +1.07 pp
2010 2.26 +1.19 pp
2009 1.07 +0.37 pp
2008 0.7 −0.27 pp
2007 0.97 +0.54 pp
2006 0.43 +0.04 pp
2005 0.38 +0.04 pp
2004 0.35 +0.07 pp
2003 0.28 +0.06 pp
2002 0.22 +0.05 pp
2001 0.16 +0.04 pp
2000 0.13 +0.04 pp
1999 0.09 +0.07 pp
1998 0.02 +0.01 pp
1997 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.