Cote d'Ivoire — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Cote d'Ivoire, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Cote d'Ivoire was 41.43% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 43.84% in 2017. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 164 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 81%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 34.98%, so Cote d'Ivoire sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 314%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 19 of 47 economies; Nigeria (41.21%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4105% in 1996. That is 14% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 162nd of 201 in 1990 → 152nd of 195 in 2000 → 181st of 200 in 2010 → 147th of 183 in 2020 → 150th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.43% | +0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 40.65% | +2.2 pp |
| 2022 | 38.41% | +2.5 pp |
| 2021 | 35.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 36.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2019 | 36.29% | -1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 37.55% | -6.3 pp |
| 2017 | 43.84% | +2.6 pp |
| 2016 | 41.21% | +2.8 pp |
| 2015 | 38.44% | +28.4 pp |
| 2014 | 10% | +3.4 pp |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +2.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +1.5 pp |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 1.52% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 1.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 0.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.76% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Cote d'Ivoire’s Internet users in 1995?
0% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 41.43%; 2023: 40.65%; 2022: 38.41%; 2021: 35.95%; 2020: 36.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.