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Internet Users by African country

2024

Individuals using the internet as a share of population.

Africa, 202451 of 54 countries
40.9%population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Morocco · 91.2%Lowest in 2024Burundi · 8.6%Reported in 202451 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 31.2%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 19.7%Somalia — 27.9%Kenya — 35.0%Sudan — no dataChad — 12.6%South Africa — 78.4%Lesotho — 51.8%Zimbabwe — 41.6%Botswana — 57.5%Namibia — 64.9%Senegal — 60.1%Mali — 36.8%Mauritania — 45.8%Benin — 34.0%Niger — 15.6%Nigeria — 41.2%Cameroon — 46.3%Togo — 39.5%Ghana — 72.2%Cote d'Ivoire — 41.4%Guinea — 33.3%Guinea-Bissau — 29.8%Liberia — 32.2%Sierra Leone — 25.1%Burkina Faso — 28.3%Central African Republic — 13.8%Republic of the Congo — 47.3%Gabon — 68.7%Equatorial Guinea — 63.3%Zambia — 17.1%Malawi — 19.0%Mozambique — 20.5%Eswatini — 63.4%Angola — 40.7%Burundi — 8.6%Madagascar — 18.7%Gambia — 49.5%Tunisia — 76.5%Algeria — 77.4%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — 91.2%Egypt — 74.6%Libya — 82.0%Ethiopia — 21.9%Djibouti — 65.3%Uganda — 8.9%Rwanda — 31.7%South Sudan — no dataNigeria 41.2%Nigeria 41.2%Ethiopia 21.9%Ethiopia 21.9%Kenya 35.0%Kenya 35.0%South Africa 78.4%South Africa 78.4%2024HIGHEST IN 2024Morocco91.2%Seychellesnot drawn87.8%Libya82.0%South Africa78.4%Algeria77.4%LOWEST IN 2024Burundi8.6%Uganda8.9%Chad12.6%Central African Republic13.8%Niger15.6%PINNEDEthiopia21.9%41 of 51Kenya35.0%30 of 51Nigeria41.2%26 of 51OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn74.7%Comorosnot drawn32.5%Mauritiusnot drawn73.3%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn59.1%% of population · quintiles of the observed range8.6%21.9%34%47.3%68.7%91.2%no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa5 of 6 countries78.4%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries76.0%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries41.1%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries28.1%
Eastern Africa16 of 18 countries23.8%
Africaall 54 countries · 51 with a 2024 figure40.9%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
The question is not the same everywhereSome national surveys ask about the last three months, some about the last twelve. The longer window returns a higher share — several points higher in the countries that use it.
Subscriptions are not peopleWhere operator data is used, multiple SIMs inflate it. Providers use it to shape a trend between surveys, never to set the level of a year.
Three countries have no usable 2024 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea, South Sudan and Sudan are hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Internet UsersIndividuals using the internet as a share of population.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of population
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1990–2024
Coverage51 of 54 countries · 51 reported, 0 modelled, 3 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 51 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Internet Users". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/internet-users
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=internet_users_pct&year=2024&limit=100

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Internet Users: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

52 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryInternet UsersPeriod
1Morocco91.2%2024
2Seychelles87.8%2024
3Libya82%2024
4South Africa78.4%2024
5Algeria77.4%2024
6Tunisia76.5%2024
7Cabo Verde74.7%2024
8Egypt74.6%2024
9Mauritius73.3%2024
10Ghana72.2%2024
11Gabon68.7%2024
12Djibouti65.3%2024
13Namibia64.9%2024
14Eswatini63.4%2024
15Equatorial Guinea63.3%2024
16Senegal60.1%2024
17Sao Tome and Principe59.1%2024
18Botswana57.5%2024
19Lesotho51.8%2024
20Gambia49.5%2024
21Republic of the Congo47.3%2024
22Cameroon46.3%2024
23Mauritania45.8%2024
24Zimbabwe41.6%2024
25Cote d'Ivoire41.4%2024
26Nigeria41.2%2024
27Angola40.7%2024
28Togo39.5%2024
29Mali36.8%2024
30Kenya35%2024
31Benin34%2024
32Guinea33.3%2024
33Comoros32.5%2024
34Liberia32.2%2024
35Rwanda31.7%2024
36Tanzania31.2%2024
37Guinea-Bissau29.8%2024
38Burkina Faso28.3%2024
39Somalia27.9%2024
40Sierra Leone25.1%2024
41Ethiopia21.9%2024
42Mozambique20.5%2024
43Eritrea20%2023
44Democratic Republic of the Congo19.7%2024
45Malawi19%2024
46Madagascar18.7%2024
47Zambia17.1%2024
48Niger15.6%2024
49Central African Republic13.8%2024
50Chad12.6%2024
51Uganda8.9%2024
52Burundi8.6%2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 52 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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