Mauritius — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Mauritius, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Mauritius was 73.31% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 79.50% in 2023. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Mauritius ranks 121 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 60%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 34.98%, so Mauritius sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 8% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 64%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 4 of 47 economies; Ghana (72.18%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 440% in 1998. That is 17% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 119th of 201 in 1990 → 59th of 195 in 2000 → 105th of 200 in 2010 → 106th of 183 in 2020 → 111th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.31% | -6.2 pp |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +4.0 pp |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +3.9 pp |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +3.9 pp |
| 2020 | 67.73% | +6.0 pp |
| 2019 | 61.73% | +3.1 pp |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +3.2 pp |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +3.2 pp |
| 2016 | 52.19% | +2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 50.14% | +5.3 pp |
| 2014 | 44.8% | +4.7 pp |
| 2013 | 40.12% | +4.7 pp |
| 2012 | 35.42% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 34.95% | +6.6 pp |
| 2010 | 28.33% | +5.8 pp |
| 2009 | 22.51% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 21.81% | +1.6 pp |
| 2007 | 20.22% | +3.5 pp |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +1.5 pp |
| 2005 | 15.17% | +1.5 pp |
| 2004 | 13.69% | +1.5 pp |
| 2003 | 12.19% | +1.9 pp |
| 2002 | 10.25% | +1.5 pp |
| 2001 | 8.78% | +1.5 pp |
| 2000 | 7.28% | +2.6 pp |
| 1999 | 4.65% | +2.1 pp |
| 1998 | 2.57% | +2.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.48% | +0.3 pp |
| 1996 | 0.18% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mauritius’s Internet users in 1996?
0.18% (1996). 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: 73.31%; 2023: 79.5%; 2022: 75.5%; 2021: 71.6%; 2020: 67.73%. 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.