Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Papua New Guinea

Internet users in Papua New Guinea in 2024 — 18.81%. Ranked 174 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 18.81 pp.

2024 18.81% +0.25 pp vs 2023
World rank 174of 182
Period maximum 18.81%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Papua New Guinea, 1990–20240510152019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0.1%1998: 0.24%1999: 0.67%2000: 0.84%2001: 0.9%2002: 1.32%2003: 1.37%2004: 1.51%2005: 1.72%2006: 1.75%2007: 1.79%2008: 1.15%2009: 1.61%2010: 1.28%2011: 2%2012: 3.5%2013: 5.1%2014: 6.5%2015: 7.9%2016: 9.6%2017: 11.21%2018: 12.36%2019: 13.62%2020: 15.02%2021: 16.56%2022: 18.26%2023: 18.56%2024: 18.81%
Change over the period: +18.81 pp Annual average: 0.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 18.81%
World 71.2%
Melanesia computed 23.7%
Internet users — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 18.81 +0.25 pp
2023 18.56 +0.3 pp
2022 18.26 +1.7 pp
2021 16.56 +1.54 pp
2020 15.02 +1.4 pp
2019 13.62 +1.27 pp
2018 12.36 +1.15 pp
2017 11.21 +1.61 pp
2016 9.6 +1.7 pp
2015 7.9 +1.4 pp
2014 6.5 +1.4 pp
2013 5.1 +1.6 pp
2012 3.5 +1.5 pp
2011 2 +0.72 pp
2010 1.28 −0.33 pp
2009 1.61 +0.46 pp
2008 1.15 −0.64 pp
2007 1.79 +0.04 pp
2006 1.75 +0.04 pp
2005 1.72 +0.21 pp
2004 1.51 +0.13 pp
2003 1.37 +0.05 pp
2002 1.32 +0.42 pp
2001 0.9 +0.07 pp
2000 0.84 +0.17 pp
1999 0.67 +0.43 pp
1998 0.24 +0.13 pp
1997 0.1 +0.1 pp
1996 0
1990 0

Melanesia, 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.