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World Internet Penetration Map

A 2024 country snapshot of internet use around the world, using one ITU reference year so countries are compared on the same basis.

Current frame

2024 internet-use snapshot

This page uses one ITU reference year so countries are compared against the same reporting period.

Coverage: 184 country rows for the 2024 reference year.

World Internet Penetration Map A 2024 country snapshot of internet use around the world, using one ITU reference year so countries are compared on the same basis. Internet users (% of population) 8.6% - 47.9% 47.9% - 76.2% 76.2% - 87.3% 87.3% - 93.8% 93.8% - 100.0% No data

Country rows

184

2024 row per country or territory in the normalized export.

Reference year

2024

Single ITU comparison year used across the table and map.

90%+ countries

56

Rows at or above 90% reported internet use.

Below 30%

18

Rows still below 30% reported internet use.

What stands out

Full connectivity is still rare

56 countries in this snapshot reach at least 90% internet use, concentrated in high-income markets and a handful of Gulf states.

The low-access tail remains visible

18 countries still sit below 30%, which keeps the digital divide visible even after years of global expansion.

The leaders are tightly clustered

Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates all sit at or near full reported usage in the 2024 ITU data.

The floor is still in single digits

Burundi, Uganda, Chad, and the Central African Republic remain at the bottom of the country table, far from the near-universal access seen in the leaders.

A few grounding facts behind the map

  • 56 countries in this release are at or above 90% internet use.
  • 18 countries remain below 30%, which keeps the long-tail access gap visible.
  • The highest row in the normalized table is Bahrain, while the lowest is Burundi.

Method in one minute

MapHue starts from the ITU country series export and keeps the 2024 row for each country because the current 2025 release is not broadly populated.

  • The underlying ITU indicator is the share of individuals who used the internet in the last three months.
  • The current ITU download has only a small 2025 country subset, so this release uses 2024 as the consistent comparison year.
  • Rows without a matching world-map geography code remain downloadable in the CSV even if they are not visible on the static choropleth.

Top and bottom rows

Highest values

  • Bahrain: 100.0%
  • Saudi Arabia: 100.0%
  • United Arab Emirates: 100.0%
  • Denmark: 99.8%
  • Kuwait: 99.8%

Lowest values

  • Niger: 15.6%
  • Central African Rep.: 13.8%
  • Chad: 12.6%
  • Uganda: 8.9%
  • Burundi: 8.6%

Source references

ITU DataHub - Individuals using the Internet

Official ITU DataHub series for the proportion of individuals using the internet.

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FAQ

Why does this page use 2024 instead of 2025?

The current ITU 2025 country coverage is still sparse, so this release uses the fuller 2024 table for a consistent country comparison.

What does internet penetration mean here?

It is the share of individuals reported by ITU as having used the internet in the last three months.

How many countries are in this dataset?

This release includes 184 country or territory rows in the normalized latest-available table.