Individuals using the Internet (percent of population)
Share of people using the Internet (% of population) by country, based on official ITU/WDI reporting, latest year available (2019–2023).
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Key Insights
- •Internet use is near-universal (95–99%) in many high-income countries.
- •Many low-income and fragile states remain below ~30%, highlighting persistent digital exclusion.
- •Some middle-income countries have rapidly approached high coverage (70–90%), reflecting expansion of mobile broadband and affordability improvements.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 66.7%)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the percentage of a country’s population that used the Internet in the last 3 months (or an equivalent national definition), harmonized and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and distributed via the World Bank’s World Development Indicators (WDI).
It’s a useful snapshot of digital inclusion across countries—capturing not just infrastructure availability but also affordability, skills, and device access. Values can vary widely due to income levels, geography, policy, and market competition. The latest available observation differs by country (many report annually, others irregularly).
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 99.0% |
| 2 | Iceland | 99.0% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 99.0% |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 99.0% |
| 5 | Norway | 99.0% |
| 6 | Qatar | 99.0% |
| 7 | Switzerland | 99.0% |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 99.0% |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 98.0% |
| 10 | South Korea | 97.0% |
| 11 | Malaysia | 97.0% |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 97.0% |
| 13 | Netherlands | 96.0% |
| 14 | Sweden | 96.0% |
| 15 | Australia | 96.0% |
| 16 | Finland | 95.0% |
| 17 | Ireland | 95.0% |
| 18 | Oman | 95.0% |
| 19 | Spain | 95.0% |
| 20 | Belgium | 95.0% |
| 21 | Canada | 94.0% |
| 22 | Austria | 94.0% |
| 23 | France | 93.0% |
| 24 | Germany | 93.0% |
| 25 | Japan | 93.0% |
| 26 | New Zealand | 93.0% |
| 27 | Chile | 92.0% |
| 28 | Croatia | 92.0% |
| 29 | Cyprus | 92.0% |
| 30 | Israel | 92.0% |
| 31 | Italy | 92.0% |
| 32 | Latvia | 92.0% |
| 33 | Montenegro | 92.0% |
| 34 | Singapore | 92.0% |
| 35 | Slovenia | 92.0% |
| 36 | United States of America | 92.0% |
| 37 | Estonia | 91.0% |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 91.0% |
| 39 | Czech Republic | 90.0% |
| 40 | Poland | 90.0% |
| 41 | Slovakia | 90.0% |
| 42 | Hungary | 89.0% |
| 43 | Lebanon | 89.0% |
| 44 | Lithuania | 89.0% |
| 45 | Romania | 89.0% |
| 46 | Uruguay | 89.0% |
| 47 | Argentina | 89.0% |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 88.0% |
| 49 | Morocco | 88.0% |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 88.0% |
| 51 | Botswana | 88.0% |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 85.0% |
| 53 | Serbia | 85.0% |
| 54 | Thailand | 85.0% |
| 55 | Mongolia | 84.0% |
| 56 | Portugal | 84.0% |
| 57 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 84.0% |
| 58 | Greece | 83.0% |
| 59 | Albania | 83.0% |
| 60 | Brazil | 82.0% |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 80.0% |
| 62 | Ecuador | 79.0% |
| 63 | Georgia | 79.0% |
| 64 | Paraguay | 79.0% |
| 65 | Seychelles | 79.0% |
| 66 | Türkiye | 79.0% |
| 67 | Ukraine | 79.0% |
| 68 | Armenia | 79.0% |
| 69 | Cayman Islands | 78.0% |
| 70 | People's Republic of China | 76.0% |
| 71 | Cuba | 76.0% |
| 72 | Moldova, Republic of | 76.0% |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 76.0% |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 75.0% |
| 75 | Iraq | 75.0% |
| 76 | Libya | 75.0% |
| 77 | Mexico | 75.0% |
| 78 | Mauritius | 74.0% |
| 79 | Vietnam | 74.0% |
| 80 | Colombia | 73.0% |
| 81 | Panama | 73.0% |
| 82 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 72.0% |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 72.0% |
| 84 | Peru | 72.0% |
| 85 | Philippines | 72.0% |
| 86 | South Africa | 72.0% |
| 87 | Egypt | 72.0% |
| 88 | Venezuela | 72.0% |
| 89 | Malta | 71.0% |
| 90 | Tunisia | 71.0% |
| 91 | Afghanistan | 71.0% |
| 92 | Jordan | 70.0% |
| 93 | Jamaica | 68.0% |
| 94 | Maldives | 68.0% |
| 95 | Algeria | 65.0% |
| 96 | Indonesia | 62.0% |
| 97 | Suriname | 61.0% |
| 98 | Benin | 60.0% |
| 99 | Namibia | 58.0% |
| 100 | Senegal | 58.0% |
| 101 | Cambodia | 57.0% |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 56.0% |
| 103 | Bolivia | 56.0% |
| 104 | Ghana | 55.0% |
| 105 | Nigeria | 55.0% |
| 106 | El Salvador | 54.0% |
| 107 | Mauritania | 53.0% |
| 108 | Guatemala | 52.0% |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 49.0% |
| 110 | India | 47.0% |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 46.0% |
| 112 | Nepal | 44.0% |
| 113 | Honduras | 43.0% |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 43.0% |
| 115 | Nicaragua | 43.0% |
| 116 | Myanmar | 42.0% |
| 117 | Kenya | 42.0% |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 38.0% |
| 119 | Cameroon | 36.0% |
| 120 | Ethiopia | 36.0% |
| 121 | Sudan | 34.0% |
| 122 | Guinea | 33.0% |
| 123 | Haiti | 32.0% |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 32.0% |
| 125 | Rwanda | 30.0% |
| 126 | Mali | 28.0% |
| 127 | Liberia | 27.0% |
| 128 | Pakistan | 27.0% |
| 129 | Togo | 26.0% |
| 130 | Uganda | 26.0% |
| 131 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.0% |
| 132 | Cape Verde | 24.0% |
| 133 | Republic of the Congo | 23.0% |
| 134 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.0% |
| 135 | Madagascar | 23.0% |
| 136 | Mozambique | 23.0% |
| 137 | Angola | 23.0% |
| 138 | Niger | 21.0% |
| 139 | Zambia | 19.0% |
| 140 | Central African Republic | 18.0% |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 18.0% |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 18.0% |
| 143 | Yemen | 17.0% |
| 144 | Somalia | 15.0% |
| 145 | Burundi | 14.0% |
| 146 | Malawi | 14.0% |
| 147 | Eritrea | 13.0% |
| 148 | Chad | 12.0% |
| 149 | South Sudan | 12.0% |
| 150 | North Korea | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) via World Bank (WDI) (2022).
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