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Turkmenistan — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Turkmenistan, 1990–2016.
Latest value · 2016
17.99%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Turkmenistan was 17.99% in 2016, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 19 years, from 1990 to 2016. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Turkmenistan ranks 194 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Turkmenistan sits below it. Over the last decade (2006–2016) the figure moved up 1263%.
Key figures
Latest (2016)
17.99%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
17.99%
in 2016
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
4.17%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
19
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17.99% |
| 2015 | 15% |
| 2014 | 12.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% |
| 2011 | 5% |
| 2010 | 3% |
| 2009 | 1.95% |
| 2008 | 1.75% |
| 2007 | 1.41% |
| 2006 | 1.32% |
| 2005 | 1% |
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.