Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Eastern Africa

Internet users in Eastern Africa in 2024 — 23.85%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 23.85 pp.

2024 23.85% +1.54 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 23.85%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Eastern Africa, 1990–2024010203019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1996: 0.01%1997: 0.01%1998: 0.04%1999: 0.1%2000: 0.17%2001: 0.27%2002: 0.43%2003: 0.81%2004: 0.98%2005: 1.19%2006: 1.43%2007: 1.8%2008: 2.2%2009: 2.64%2010: 3.33%2011: 3.8%2012: 4.83%2013: 6.01%2014: 7.9%2015: 10.48%2016: 11.64%2017: 13.03%2018: 14.31%2019: 15.25%2020: 16.75%2021: 18.82%2022: 20.91%2023: 22.31%2024: 23.85%
Change over the period: +23.85 pp Annual average: 0.7 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Africa 23.85%
World 71.2%
Internet users — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.85 +1.54 pp
2023 22.31 +1.4 pp
2022 20.91 +2.09 pp
2021 18.82 +2.07 pp
2020 16.75 +1.51 pp
2019 15.25 +0.94 pp
2018 14.31 +1.27 pp
2017 13.03 +1.4 pp
2016 11.64 +1.15 pp
2015 10.48 +2.58 pp
2014 7.9 +1.89 pp
2013 6.01 +1.18 pp
2012 4.83 +1.03 pp
2011 3.8 +0.47 pp
2010 3.33 +0.69 pp
2009 2.64 +0.45 pp
2008 2.2 +0.4 pp
2007 1.8 +0.36 pp
2006 1.43 +0.25 pp
2005 1.19 +0.21 pp
2004 0.98 +0.16 pp
2003 0.81 +0.39 pp
2002 0.43 +0.15 pp
2001 0.27 +0.1 pp
2000 0.17 +0.07 pp
1999 0.1 +0.06 pp
1998 0.04 +0.03 pp
1997 0.01 +0.01 pp
1996 0.01
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.