United Arab Emirates — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for United Arab Emirates, 1990–2024.
Internet users for United Arab Emirates 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 2020. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
United Arab Emirates ranks 4 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 2%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so United Arab Emirates sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 11%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 4 of 23 economies; Qatar (98.09%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 780% in 1997. That is 3% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 23rd of 201 in 1990 → 27th of 195 in 2000 → 34th of 200 in 2010 → 1st of 183 in 2020 → 3rd of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 100% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 100% | +0.9 pp |
| 2019 | 99.15% | +0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 98.45% | +3.6 pp |
| 2017 | 94.82% | +4.2 pp |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +2.4 pp |
| 2013 | 88% | +3.0 pp |
| 2012 | 85% | +7.0 pp |
| 2011 | 78% | +10.0 pp |
| 2010 | 68% | +4.0 pp |
| 2009 | 64% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 63% | +2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 61% | +9.0 pp |
| 2006 | 52% | +12.0 pp |
| 2005 | 40% | +9.9 pp |
| 2004 | 30.13% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 29.48% | +1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 28.32% | +2.0 pp |
| 2001 | 26.27% | +2.6 pp |
| 2000 | 23.63% | +8.7 pp |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +8.0 pp |
| 1998 | 6.91% | +3.6 pp |
| 1997 | 3.3% | +2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 0.38% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 0.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was United Arab Emirates’s Internet users in 1995?
0.1% (1995). 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: 100%; 2023: 100%; 2022: 100%; 2021: 100%; 2020: 100%. 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.