Number of Internet Users by Country, per 100 People

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This world map shows Number of Internet Users by Country, per 100 people. Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.

Current worldwide number of internet users: 29.7 per 100 people (2010)

Internet users – which may refer to only users above a certain age – is divided by the total population and multiplied by 100 to obtain Internet users per 100 people.

Last updated: 13 years ago

Category: Information and Communication Technology

Country	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2010 Notes	2010 Source
Afghanistan	2.11	1.9	1.84	3.55	4		ITU estimate.
Albania	9.61	15.0	23.86	41.2	45		Minister for Innovation and ICT
Algeria	7.38	9.45	10.18	11.23	12.5		Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications
American Samoa
Andorra	48.94	70.87	70.0	78.53	81		Servei de Telecomunicacions d'Andorra
Angola	1.91	2.84	3.1	3.28	10		ITU estimate.
Anguilla	36	41	44	48
Antigua & Barbuda	62.64	70.1	75.0	74.2	80		Telecom Divison/Ministry of Information, Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Science & Technology
Argentina	20.93	25.95	28.11	34	36		ITU estimate.
Armenia	5.63	6.0	6.21	15.3	37		Ministry of Transport and Communication.
Aruba	28	30.9	34.2	37.7	42		ITU estimate.
Australia	66	69.45	71.67	74.25	76		ITU estimate.
Austria	63.6	69.37	72.87	73.45	72.7	Population aged 16+. Source: RTR NASE 2011	Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH
Azerbaijan	11.99	14.54	17.1	27.4	35.99	Population age 7+ over the total population.	State Statistical Committee
Bahamas	26	27	31.54	33.88	43		ITU estimate.
Bahrain	28.24	32.91	51.95	53	55		Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Bangladesh	1	1.8	2.5	3.1	3.7		ITU estimate.
Barbados	63	64.7	66.5	68.7	70.2		ITU estimate.
Belarus	16.2	19.7	23	27.43	31.7	Population age 16+.	National Statistical Committee.
Belgium	64.18	69.27	71.25	76.2	79.26	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat.
Belize	10.4	10.86	11.31	11.73	14		ITU estimate.
Benin	1.54	1.79	1.85	2.24	3.13		Autorité transitoire de régulation des postes et télécommunications du Bénin
Bermuda	69.9	74.35	82.3	83.25	84.21		ITU estimate.
Bhutan	4.52	5.92	6.55	7.17	13.6	13.6 per 100 population is estimated to be using internet in the country.	Ministry of Information & Communications
Bolivia	6.2	10.5	10.83	14.3	20		ITU estimate.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25.12	27.92	34.66	37.74	52		Communications Regulatory Agency B & H
Botswana	4.29	5.28	6.25	6.15	6	This is an estimate. During the census that will be held in 2011, there will be enumeration on usage of internet.	Botswana Telecommunications Authority
Brazil	28.18	30.88	33.83	39.22	40.65	Population age 10+ using internet in the last 3 months.	Brazilian Internet Steering Committee.
British Virgin Islands					39		ITU estimate based on facebook subscribers.
Brunei Darussalam	42.19	44.68	46	49	50	Estimation only.	Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria	27.1	33.64	39.67	45	46.23	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat.
Burkina Faso	0.63	0.75	0.92	1.13	1.4		ITU estimate.
Burundi	0.66	0.7	0.81	1.9	2.1
Cambodia	0.47	0.49	0.51	0.53	1.26		Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Cameroon	2.0	2.93	3.4	3.84	4		ITU estimate.
Canada	72.4	73.2	76.7	80.3	81.6		ITU estimate.
Cape Verde	6.81	8.28	20	29.67	30		ITU estimate.
Cayman Islands	44.5	52	61	64.5	66		ITU estimate.
Central African Rep.	0.31	0.38	1	1.8	2.3
Chad	0.58	0.85	1.19	1.5	1.7		ITU estimate.
Chile	34.5	35.9	37.3	38.8	45		ITU estimate.
China	10.52	16	22.6	28.9	34.3		Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Colombia	15.34	21.8	25.6	30	36.5	Population age 5+.	Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística-DANE.
Comoros	3.33	3.42	3.48	3.59	5.1		ITU estimate.
Congo	2.0	2.76	4.29	4.5	5		ITU estimate.
Congo (Dem. Rep.)	0.3	0.37	0.44	0.56	0.72	Country estimate based on ITU estimate from previous years and an annual growth rate of 28%.	Autorité de Régulation de la Poste et des Télécommunications
Cook Islands	25.86	25.6	25.41	30.29	35.71		Telecom Cook Islands Ltd.
Costa Rica	25.1	28.4	32.29	34.33	36.5	Population age 5+ using Internet in the last 3 months.	Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones
Côte d'Ivoire	1.52	1.8	2	2.3	2.6		ITU estimate.
Croatia	37.98	41.44	50.6	56.27	60.32	Total population of the country.	Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM)
Cuba	11.16	11.69	12.94	14.33	15.12	Incl. users of the international network and also those having access only to the Cuban network.	Ministerio de la Informática y las Comunicaciones
Cyprus	35.83	40.77	42.31	49.81	52.99	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
Czech Republic	47.93	51.93	62.97	64.43	68.82	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat.
D.P.R. Korea	0	0	0	0
Denmark	86.65	85.0	85.0	86.84	88.72	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat. Eurostat.
Djibouti	1.27	1.62	2.26	4	6.5		Ministère de la Communication et de la Culture, chargé des Postes et des Télécommunications
Dominica	39.4	40.27	41.16	42.0	47.45	Based on a poulation of 69,479.	National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
Dominican Rep.	14.84	17.66	20.82	27.72	39.53	Calculated using a multiplying factor of 3.9 to residencial subscriptions and 16 to business subscriptions.	Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones (INDOTEL)
Ecuador	7.2	10.8	18.8	22.3	24	Based on survey results. Total population.	Secretaría Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (SENATEL)
Egypt	12.55	16.1	18.0	24.28	26.74	based on hard data.	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
El Salvador	5.5	6.11	10.1	12.11	15		ITU estimate.
Equatorial Guinea	1.28	1.56	1.82	2.13	6		La Société Anonyme de Télécommunications de la République de Guinée Equatoriale
Eritrea	2.16	2.51	4.1		5.4		EriTel
Estonia	63.51	66.19	70.58	72.5	74.1	Population age 16-74.	Estonian Competition Authority
Ethiopia	0.31	0.37	0.45	0.54	0.75		ITU estimate.
Falkland (Malvinas) Is.	87.1	90.1	92.96	95.84	95.84		Cable & Wireless South Atlantic Ltd
Faroe Islands	69.36	75.98	75.57	75.18	75.1		Post and Telecom Surveillance Authority
Fiji	9.6	10.9	12.2	13.45	14.82		ITU estimate.
Finland	79.66	80.78	83.67	82.49	86.89	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
France	46.87	66.1	70.68	71.58	80.1	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
French Polynesia	25.11	28.59	33.87	44.6	49		Service des Postes et Télécommunications
Gabon	5.49	5.77	6.21	6.7	7.23		ITU estimate.
Gambia	5.24	6.21	6.88	7.63	9.2		The Gambia Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Georgia	7.53	8.26	10.0	20.1	27		ITU estimate.
Germany	72.16	75.16	77.91	79.26	81.85	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat.
Ghana	2.72	3.85	4.27	5.44	8.55		National Communications Authority
Gibraltar	45.3	51.61	58	65.1
Greece	32.25	35.88	38.2	42.4	44.4	Population age 16-74.	Hellenic Telecommunications & Post Commission and EL.STAT
Greenland	59.36	61.1	62.82	62.83	63		Tele Greenland A/S
Grenada	21.4	22.29	23.18	24.1	33.46		ITU estimate.
Guam	43.85	46.15	48.42	50.64
Guatemala	6.5	7.3	8.3	9.3	10.5		ITU estimate.
Guernsey	83.63
Guinea	0.64	0.78	0.92	0.94	0.96		ITU estimate.
Guinea-Bissau	2.1	2.21	2.35	2.3	2.45		ITU estimate.
Guyana			18.2	23.9	29.9		National Frequency Management Unit
Haiti	6.8	7.2	7.6	8.1	8.37		ITU estimate.
Honduras	7.8	9.4	9.6	9.8	11.1		Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL)
Hong Kong, China	60.8	64.8	66.7	69.4	69.4	The survey data of 2010 is not available. The survey data of 2009 is provided instead.	Office of the Telecommunications Authority
Hungary	47.1	53.3	56	61.81	65.27	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat.
Iceland	89.51	90.6	91	93	95		Post and Telecom Administration
India	2.81	3.95	4.38	5.12	7.5		ITU estimate.
Indonesia	4.76	5.79	7.92	8.7	9.1		ITU estimate.
Iran (I.R.)	8.76	9.47	10.24	11.1	13		ITU estimate.
Iraq	0.95	1.9	3.7	4.5	5.6		ITU estimate.
Ireland	54.82	60.55	65.34	67.38	69.85	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat.
Israel	27.88	48.13	59.39	63.12	67.2		Central Bureau of Statistics
Italy	37.99	40.79	44.53	48.83	53.68	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
Jamaica	16.4	21.1	23.6	24.3	26.1		ITU estimate.
Japan	68.69	74.3	75.4	78	80		ITU estimate.
Jersey	31.82	32.39
Jordan	13.87	20	23	26	38		TRA.
Kazakhstan	3.27	4.0	11	18.2	34		Ministry for Communications and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
Kenya	7.53	7.95	8.67	10.0	20.98	Calculated from CCK quarterly statistical report and UNPD population.	ITU estimates.
Kiribati	4.5	6	7	8	9
Korea (Rep.)	78.1	78.8	80.99	81.6	83.7	Population age 3+.	Korea Communications Commission
Kuwait	28.79	31.57	34.26	36.85	38.25		ITU estimate.
Kyrgyzstan	12.31	14.0	15.7		20		ITU estimate.
Lao P.D.R.	1.17	1.64	3.55	6	7		National Authority of Post and Telecommunication
Latvia	53.63	59.17	63.41	66.84	68.42	Population age 16-74.	Ministry of Transport and CSB.
Lebanon	15	18.74	22.53	23.68	31		TRA
Lesotho	2.98	3.45	3.58	3.72	3.86		ITU estimate.
Liberia		0.55	0.53	0.51	0.1	An estimated 6.9 % of the country's total population of 3.6 Million use the internet. Methodology: 30% * 40% * 58% 58% is the total addressable population (individuals age 15 and above) 40% of total addressable population lives in Monrovia 30% is the total addressable population of Monrovia who use the internet (mostly students and working adults) Since internet usage is minimal in many rural areas compared to Monrovia these areas where excluded from this estimate.	Liberia Telecommunications Authority
Libya	4.3	4.72	9	10.8	14		ITU estimate.
Liechtenstein	64.21	65.1	70	75	80
Lithuania	43.9	49.9	55.22	59.76	62.12	Population age 16-74 using Internet in the last 12 months.	Statistics Lithuania.
Luxembourg	72.51	78.92	82.23	87.31	90.62	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat and Statec. Eurostat.
Macao, China	46.4	47.33	49.24	54	56.8		ITU estimate.
Madagascar	0.61	0.65	1.65	1.63	1.7		ITU estimate.
Malawi	0.43	0.97	0.7	1.1	2.26		Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority
Malaysia	51.64	55.7	55.8	55.9	55.3		Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
Maldives	11.0	16.3	23.2	24.8	28.3	Estimation based on the assumption that every fixed internet connection, except leased lines served 4 users (as the average household size on our last census was 6), every leased line served 10 users and every mobile internet subscriptions serves a single user.	Communications Authority of Maldives
Mali	0.73	0.81	1.57	1.92	2.7		ITU estimate.
Malta	40.41	46.9	50.1	58.86	63	Population age 16-74.	Malta Communications Authority
Marshall Islands	3.8	3.71	3.63	3.55
Mauritania	0.98	1.43	1.87	2.28	3		ITU estimate.
Mauritius	16.7	20.22	21.81	22.51	24.9	Population age 12+.	ITU estimate.
Mayotte
Mexico	19.52	20.81	21.7	26.3	31	Estimate to December based on ENDUTIH survey.	Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones de México
Micronesia	12.75	13.62	14.49	15.35	20		ITU estimate.
Moldova	19.62	20.45	23.39	37	40		ITU estimate.
Monaco	61.48	64.38	67.25	70.1	80
Mongolia			7		10.2		National Statistical Office of Mongolia.
Montenegro	32.18	37.0	40.97	44.86	52		ITU estimate.
Montserrat	25.91	20.43	20.32	20.26	35		Ministry of Communications & Works
Morocco	19.77	21.5	33.1	41.3	49	For individuals aged between 12 and 65 years old. This figure is an estimate and will be confirmed as soon as the 2010 survey for collecting ICT indicators will be completed in June 2011 (which is in process).	Agence Nationale de Réglementation des Télécommunications
Mozambique	0.84	0.91	1.56	2.68	4.17		Instituto Nacional das Comunicaçőes de Moçambique
Myanmar	0.18	0.22	0.22	0.22
Namibia	4.4	4.84	5.33	5.87	6.5		ITU estimate.
Nauru					6		Ministry for Transport and Telecommunications
Nepal	1.14	1.41	1.73	1.97	6.78	December 2010	Nepal Telecommunications Authority
Neth. Antilles
Netherlands	83.7	85.82	87.42	89.63	90.72	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
New Caledonia	33.52	35.1	34.51	33.99
New Zealand	69	69.76	72.0	79.7	83	Population 15+. World Internet Project, Auckland Univeristy of technology Survey	Ministry of Economic Development
Nicaragua	2.81	3.9	5.3	7.3	10		ITU estimate.
Niger	0.29	0.39	0.7	0.76	0.83		ITU estimate.
Nigeria	5.55	6.77	15.86	28.43	28.43		ITU estimate.
Niue	56.25	61.0	65.92	74.48
Northern Marianas
Norway	82.55	86.93	90.57	92.1	93.39	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
Oman	8.3	16.68	20	51.5	62.6	fixed internet users' penetration was estimated based on actual fixed internet subscriptions multiplied by a factor of 5.8 AND mobile internet users (2G+3G)	Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Pakistan	7.1	10.11	15.77	16.59	16.78	Estimated	Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
Palau
Palestinian Authority	18.41	21.18	24.36	32.23	37.44		ITU estimate.
Panama	17.35	22.29	33.82	39.1	42.75	Multipliers were applied to residential and commercial suscriptions, taking into account the average size of households and employees per business.	Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP)
Papua New Guinea	1.75	1.79	1.15	1.61	1.28	population aged 10+ with population at 4.046 million	National Information & Communications Technology Authority
Paraguay	7.96	11.21	14.27	17.4	23.6		Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
Peru	20.7	25.2	30.57	31.4	34.3	Population age 6+.	Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones
Philippines	5.74	5.97	6.22	9	25		NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Poland	44.58	48.6	53.13	58.97	62.32	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
Portugal	38.0	42.1	44.13	48.27	51.1	Population 16-74. Survey conducted Q1 2010.	Autoridade Nacional de Comunicaçőes
Puerto Rico	25.44	27.86	38	41.5	45.3	Population age 12+. 95% confidence interval: 41% - 50%. Source: Internet Pulse, 2010. Asociación de Ejecutivos de Ventas y Mercadeo de Puerto Rico & Estudios Técnicos, Inc.	Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics
Qatar	28.97	37	38	43	69	Estimated for entire population based on households survey.	ictQATAR
Romania	24.66	28.3	32.42	36.6	39.93	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat.
Russia	18.0	24.66	26.83	29	43		Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation
Rwanda		2.12	3.1	4.5	7.7		Agence Rwandaise de Régulation des Services d'Utilité Publique (RURA)
S. Tomé & Principe	14.18	14.59	15.48	16.41	18.75		Autoridade Geral de Regulação
Samoa	4.47	4.75	5.0	6	7
San Marino	50.21	50.36	54.52	54.21
Saudi Arabia	19.46	30	36	38	41		Communication and Information Technology Commission
Senegal	5.61	7.7	10.6	14.5	16	Population age 12+.	Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications et des Postes (ARTP)
Serbia	27.2	33.15	35.6	38.1	40.9	Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.	Republic Agency for Electronic Communications (RATEL)
Seychelles	34.95	38.38	40.44		41		ITU estimate.
Sierra Leone	0.23	0.24	0.25	0.26
Singapore	59	68	69	69	70	Estimated based on survey's results. Population age 7+.	ITU estimate.
Slovak Republic	56.1	61.8	71.31	75.17	79.42	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
Slovenia	54.0	56.74	58	64	70	Population age 10-74 using Internet in the last 3 months.	Post and Electronic Communications Agency and SORS.
Solomon Islands	1.65	2	3	4	5		ITU estimate.
Somalia	1.1	1.12	1.14	1.16
South Africa	7.61	8.1	8.43	10	12.3		ICASA based on Business Monitor International.
Spain	50.37	55.11	59.59	62.62	66.53	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat.
Sri Lanka	2.54	3.88	5.8	8.78	12		Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka
St. Helena	17.23	18.57	18.82	19.1	24.94		Cable & Wireless South Atlantic Ltd.
St. Kitts and Nevis	28.13	29.75	31.33	32.87
St. Lucia	24.5	27.9	32	36
St. Vincent and the G.	32.15	52.29	60.49	69.59
Sudan	8.1	8.66	10.16
Suriname	9.5	14.11	21.1	31.36	31.59		Telecommunications Authority Suriname (TAS)
Swaziland	3.7	4.1	6.85	7.6	8.0		ITU estimate.
Sweden	87.76	82.0	90	91	90	Population age 16-75.	Swedish Post and Telecom Agency
Switzerland	75.7	77.2	79.2	81.3	83.9	In the last 6 months. Population age 14+	Office fédéral de la statistique.
Syria	7.83	16.6	6.5	13.8	20.7		Syrian Telecommunication Establishment
Taiwan, Province of China	63.68	64.45	65.84	69.9	71.5		National Communications Commission
Tajikistan	3.77	7.2	8.78	10.1	11.55		ITU estimate.
Tanzania	5.8	7.2	9	10	11		Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA)
TFYR Macedonia	28.62	36.3	46.0	51.77	51.9	Population age 15-74. Source: State Statistical Office Macedonia	Agency for Electronic Communications
Thailand	17.16	20.0	18.2	20.1	21.2		ITU estimate.
Timor-Leste	0.12	0.14	0.16	0.19	0.21		ITU estimate.
Togo	4.3	4.5	4.8	5.1	5.38		ITU estimate.
Tokelau
Tonga	5.85	7.18	8.11	10	12		ITU estimate.
Trinidad & Tobago	30	32.3	34.8	44.3	48.5	Estimate: number of fixed (wired and wireless) Internet subscriptions multiplied by the average number of persons residing within a household (4 persons per household, approx). Mobile and public access excluded.	Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT)
Tunisia	12.99	17.1	27.53	34.1	36.8		Secrétariat d'Etat des Technologies de la Communication
Turkey	18.24	28.63	34.37	36.4	39.82	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
Turkmenistan	1.32	1.41	1.75	1.95	2.2		ITU estimate.
Turks & Caicos Is.
Tuvalu		10	15	20	25
Uganda	2.53	3.67	7.9	9.78	12.5		Uganda Communications Commission
Ukraine	4.51	6.55	10.55	15.6	23		ITU estimate.
United Arab Emirates	52	61	72	75	78	Population 14-74.	Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
United Kingdom	68.82	75.1	78.39	83.56	85	Population age 16-74.	Eurostat. Eurostat.
United States	68.93	75	74	78	79	For 2010 data, http://www.pewinternet.org/Trend-Data/Online-Activites-Total.aspx, viewed March 24, 2011	Federal Communications Commission
Uruguay	29.4	34	39.3	41.8	43.35	Source: Radar. Total population.	Unidad Reguladora de Servicios de Comunicaciones
Uzbekistan	6.39	7.49	9.1	17.1	20		ITU estimate.
Vanuatu	5.85	7.46	7.27	7.1	8
Venezuela	15.22	20.83	25.88	31.2	35.63		Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones
Viet Nam	17.25	20.76	23.92	26.55	27.56		Ministry of Information and Communications
Wallis and Futuna	7.33	7.95	8.22	8.48
Yemen	1.25	5.0	6.89	9.96	10.85		ITU estimate.
Zambia	4.16	4.87	5.55	6.31	6.74		ITU estimate.
Zimbabwe	9.79	10.85	11.4	11.36	11.5		Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority