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Afghanistan — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Afghanistan, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
16.09%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Afghanistan was 16.09% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 17.60% in 2019. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Afghanistan ranks 197 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so Afghanistan sits below it. It peaked in 2019 and has fallen 9% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 130%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
16.09%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
17.60%
in 2019
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
7.47%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.09% |
| 2023 | 15.93% |
| 2022 | 15.87% |
| 2021 | 16.51% |
| 2020 | 17.05% |
| 2019 | 17.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% |
| 2017 | 13.5% |
| 2016 | 11% |
| 2015 | 8.26% |
| 2014 | 7% |
| 2013 | 5.9% |
Reading this correctly. Share of individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months. Varies with national survey frequency. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.