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Yemen, Rep. — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Yemen, Rep., 1990–2019.
Latest value · 2019
17.49%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Yemen, Rep. was 17.49% in 2019, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 1990 to 2019. The highest recorded value was 24.58% in 2016. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Yemen, Rep. ranks 195 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 96%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 85.34%, so Yemen, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 2016 and has fallen 29% since. Over the last decade (2009–2019) the figure moved up 76%.
Key figures
Latest (2019)
17.49%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
24.58%
in 2016
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
7.82%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
23
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.49% |
| 2016 | 24.58% |
| 2015 | 24.09% |
| 2014 | 22.55% |
| 2013 | 20% |
| 2012 | 17.45% |
| 2011 | 14.9% |
| 2010 | 12.35% |
| 2009 | 9.96% |
| 2008 | 6.89% |
| 2007 | 5.01% |
| 2006 | 1.25% |
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.