Internet users — all countries

Internet users — Zambia

Internet users in Zambia in 2024 — 17.1%. Ranked 176 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 17.1 pp.

2024 17.1% +0.65 pp vs 2023
World rank 176of 182
Period maximum 17.1%2024
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2024 · % of population

Internet users — Zambia, 1990–20240510152019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 0%1994: 0.01%1995: 0.01%1996: 0.01%1997: 0.01%1998: 0.03%1999: 0.15%2000: 0.19%2001: 0.23%2002: 0.48%2003: 0.98%2004: 1.1%2005: 1.3%2006: 1.6%2007: 1.9%2008: 2.2%2009: 2.5%2010: 3%2011: 3.5%2012: 4.1%2013: 4.8%2014: 6.5%2015: 8.8%2016: 10.3%2017: 12.2%2018: 14.3%2019: 14.47%2020: 14.65%2021: 14.82%2022: 15%2023: 16.45%2024: 17.1%
Change over the period: +17.1 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 17.1%
World 71.2%
Eastern Africa computed 23.85%
Internet users — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 17.1 +0.65 pp
2023 16.45 +1.45 pp
2022 15 +0.18 pp
2021 14.82 +0.18 pp
2020 14.65 +0.17 pp
2019 14.47 +0.17 pp
2018 14.3 +2.1 pp
2017 12.2 +1.9 pp
2016 10.3 +1.5 pp
2015 8.8 +2.3 pp
2014 6.5 +1.7 pp
2013 4.8 +0.7 pp
2012 4.1 +0.6 pp
2011 3.5 +0.5 pp
2010 3 +0.5 pp
2009 2.5 +0.3 pp
2008 2.2 +0.3 pp
2007 1.9 +0.3 pp
2006 1.6 +0.3 pp
2005 1.3 +0.2 pp
2004 1.1 +0.12 pp
2003 0.98 +0.5 pp
2002 0.48 +0.24 pp
2001 0.23 +0.04 pp
2000 0.19 +0.04 pp
1999 0.15 +0.12 pp
1998 0.03 +0.02 pp
1997 0.01 +0 pp
1996 0.01 +0 pp
1995 0.01 +0 pp
1994 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.