Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Rwanda

Internet users in Rwanda in 2024 — 31.7%. Ranked 163 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 31.7 pp.

2024 31.7% +2.9 pp vs 2023
World rank 163of 182
Period maximum 31.7%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Rwanda, 1990–202401020304019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0.01%1999: 0.07%2000: 0.06%2001: 0.24%2002: 0.29%2003: 0.36%2004: 0.43%2005: 0.56%2007: 2.12%2008: 4.5%2009: 7.7%2010: 8%2011: 7%2012: 8.02%2013: 9%2014: 10.6%2015: 12.46%2016: 14.64%2017: 17.2%2018: 19.17%2019: 21.36%2020: 23.8%2021: 24.44%2022: 28.02%2023: 28.81%2024: 31.7%
Change over the period: +31.7 pp Annual average: 0.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Rwanda 31.7%
World 71.2%
Eastern Africa computed 23.85%
Low-income countries computed 21.02%
Internet users — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 31.7 +2.9 pp
2023 28.81 +0.79 pp
2022 28.02 +3.58 pp
2021 24.44 +0.64 pp
2020 23.8 +2.44 pp
2019 21.36 +2.19 pp
2018 19.17 +1.97 pp
2017 17.2 +2.56 pp
2016 14.64 +2.18 pp
2015 12.46 +1.86 pp
2014 10.6 +1.6 pp
2013 9 +0.98 pp
2012 8.02 +1.02 pp
2011 7 −1 pp
2010 8 +0.3 pp
2009 7.7 +3.2 pp
2008 4.5 +2.38 pp
2007 2.12
2005 0.56 +0.13 pp
2004 0.43 +0.07 pp
2003 0.36 +0.06 pp
2002 0.29 +0.05 pp
2001 0.24 +0.18 pp
2000 0.06 −0 pp
1999 0.07 +0.06 pp
1998 0.01 +0.01 pp
1997 0 +0 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.