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Internet Users by African country

91.2%Morocco · highest shown · 2024

Morocco has the highest reported share of the population using the internet among the 52 countries shown, at 91.2% (2024).

Individuals using the internet as a share of population. 52 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

Latest available year varies by country (20232024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.

#1 vs #5211×Morocco vs Burundi
Median40.7%Angola
Lowest8.6%Burundi

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
North Africa80.3%
5 countries shown · highest value: Morocco
Southern Africa53.5%
7 countries shown · highest value: South Africa
Central Africa41.3%
9 countries shown · highest value: Gabon
West Africa41.2%
16 countries shown · highest value: Cabo Verde
East Africa33.5%
15 countries shown · highest value: Seychelles

Full ranking

52 of 54 countries
#CountryInternet UsersPeriod
1Morocco
91.2%2024
2Seychelles
87.8%2024
3Libya
82%2024
4South Africa
78.4%2024
5Algeria
77.4%2024
6Tunisia
76.5%2024
7Cabo Verde
74.7%2024
8Egypt
74.6%2024
9Mauritius
73.3%2024
10Ghana
72.2%2024
11Gabon
68.7%2024
12Djibouti
65.3%2024
13Namibia
64.9%2024
14Eswatini
63.4%2024
15Equatorial Guinea
63.3%2024
16Senegal
60.1%2024
17Sao Tome and Principe
59.1%2024
18Botswana
57.5%2024
19Lesotho
51.8%2024
20Gambia
49.5%2024
21Republic of the Congo
47.3%2024
22Cameroon
46.3%2024
23Mauritania
45.8%2024
24Zimbabwe
41.6%2024
25Cote d'Ivoire
41.4%2024
26Nigeria
41.2%2024
27Angola
40.7%2024
28Togo
39.5%2024
29Mali
36.8%2024
30Kenya
35%2024
31Benin
34%2024
32Guinea
33.3%2024
33Comoros
32.5%2024
34Liberia
32.2%2024
35Rwanda
31.7%2024
36Tanzania
31.2%2024
37Guinea-Bissau
29.8%2024
38Burkina Faso
28.3%2024
39Somalia
27.9%2024
40Sierra Leone
25.1%2024
41Ethiopia
21.9%2024
42Mozambique
20.5%2024
43Eritrea
20%2023
44Democratic Republic of the Congo
19.7%2024
45Malawi
19%2024
46Madagascar
18.7%2024
47Zambia
17.1%2024
48Niger
15.6%2024
49Central African Republic
13.8%2024
50Chad
12.6%2024
51Uganda
8.9%2024
52Burundi
8.6%2024

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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Which observations are included?

The table includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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