Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Sierra Leone

Internet users in Sierra Leone in 2024 — 25.1%. Ranked 169 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 25.1 pp.

2024 25.1% +1.39 pp vs 2023
World rank 169of 182
Period maximum 25.1%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Sierra Leone, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0.01%1999: 0.05%2000: 0.12%2001: 0.16%2002: 0.18%2003: 0.19%2004: 0.2%2005: 0.22%2006: 0.23%2007: 0.24%2008: 0.25%2009: 0.26%2010: 0.58%2011: 0.9%2012: 2.5%2013: 4%2014: 6.06%2015: 6.34%2016: 7.68%2017: 9.3%2018: 14.42%2019: 15.71%2020: 17.12%2021: 18.65%2022: 21.51%2023: 23.71%2024: 25.1%
Change over the period: +25.1 pp Annual average: 0.74 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sierra Leone 25.1%
World 71.2%
Western Africa computed 41.06%
Low-income countries computed 21.02%
Internet users — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.1 +1.39 pp
2023 23.71 +2.2 pp
2022 21.51 +2.85 pp
2021 18.65 +1.53 pp
2020 17.12 +1.41 pp
2019 15.71 +1.29 pp
2018 14.42 +5.13 pp
2017 9.3 +1.62 pp
2016 7.68 +1.34 pp
2015 6.34 +0.29 pp
2014 6.06 +2.06 pp
2013 4 +1.5 pp
2012 2.5 +1.6 pp
2011 0.9 +0.32 pp
2010 0.58 +0.32 pp
2009 0.26 +0.01 pp
2008 0.25 +0.01 pp
2007 0.24 +0.01 pp
2006 0.23 +0.01 pp
2005 0.22 +0.01 pp
2004 0.2 +0.01 pp
2003 0.19 +0.01 pp
2002 0.18 +0.02 pp
2001 0.16 +0.04 pp
2000 0.12 +0.07 pp
1999 0.05 +0.03 pp
1998 0.01 +0.01 pp
1997 0 +0 pp
1996 0 +0 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 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.