Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Sao Tome and Principe

Internet users in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024 — 59.12%. Ranked 137 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 59.12 pp.

2024 59.12% +0.42 pp vs 2023
World rank 137of 182
Period maximum 59.12%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Sao Tome and Principe, 1990–2024020406019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1998: 0.3%1999: 0.36%2000: 4.64%2001: 6.31%2002: 7.58%2003: 10.16%2004: 13.32%2005: 13.76%2006: 14.18%2007: 14.59%2008: 15.48%2009: 16.41%2010: 18.75%2011: 20.16%2012: 21.57%2013: 23%2014: 24.41%2015: 25.82%2016: 28%2017: 32.62%2018: 37.99%2019: 44.26%2020: 51.55%2021: 54.95%2022: 58.57%2023: 58.7%2024: 59.12%
Change over the period: +59.12 pp Annual average: 1.74 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe 59.12%
World 71.2%
Middle Africa computed 28.07%
Internet users — Sao Tome and Principe, by year Sao Tome and Principe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 59.12 +0.42 pp
2023 58.7 +0.13 pp
2022 58.57 +3.62 pp
2021 54.95 +3.39 pp
2020 51.55 +7.3 pp
2019 44.26 +6.26 pp
2018 37.99 +5.38 pp
2017 32.62 +4.62 pp
2016 28 +2.18 pp
2015 25.82 +1.41 pp
2014 24.41 +1.41 pp
2013 23 +1.43 pp
2012 21.57 +1.41 pp
2011 20.16 +1.41 pp
2010 18.75 +2.34 pp
2009 16.41 +0.93 pp
2008 15.48 +0.89 pp
2007 14.59 +0.41 pp
2006 14.18 +0.42 pp
2005 13.76 +0.44 pp
2004 13.32 +3.16 pp
2003 10.16 +2.58 pp
2002 7.58 +1.27 pp
2001 6.31 +1.67 pp
2000 4.64 +4.28 pp
1999 0.36 +0.07 pp
1998 0.3
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.