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Saudi Arabia — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
100.00%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Saudi Arabia was 100.00% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 100.00% in 2021. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Saudi Arabia ranks 1 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so Saudi Arabia sits above it. It peaked in 2021 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 55%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
100.00%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
100.00%
in 2021
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
43.92%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
31
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% |
| 2023 | 100% |
| 2022 | 100% |
| 2021 | 100% |
| 2020 | 97.86% |
| 2019 | 95.72% |
| 2018 | 93.31% |
| 2017 | 94.18% |
| 2016 | 74.88% |
| 2015 | 69.62% |
| 2014 | 64.71% |
| 2013 | 60.5% |
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.