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Iraq — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Iraq, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
81.47%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Iraq was 81.47% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 81.81% in 2023. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Iraq ranks 102 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 50%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so Iraq sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 600%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
81.47%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
81.81%
in 2023
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
21.70%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
25
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.47% |
| 2023 | 81.81% |
| 2022 | 78.72% |
| 2021 | 65% |
| 2020 | 53.68% |
| 2019 | 44.33% |
| 2018 | 33.93% |
| 2017 | 25.97% |
| 2016 | 19.88% |
| 2015 | 15.21% |
| 2014 | 11.65% |
| 2013 | 9.2% |
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.