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Pakistan — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Pakistan, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
57.25%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Pakistan was 57.25% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 27 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Pakistan ranks 151 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 74%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so Pakistan sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 473%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
57.25%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
57.25%
in 2024
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
8.82%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
27
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.25% |
| 2020 | 18.93% |
| 2019 | 17.07% |
| 2018 | 15.34% |
| 2017 | 13.78% |
| 2016 | 12.39% |
| 2015 | 11% |
| 2014 | 10% |
| 2013 | 9% |
| 2012 | 8.1% |
| 2011 | 8% |
| 2010 | 8% |
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.