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Zambia — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Zambia, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
17.10%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Zambia was 17.10% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 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).
Zambia ranks 196 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 97%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 34.98%, so Zambia sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 163%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
17.10%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
17.10%
in 2024
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
5.40%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
32
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.1% |
| 2023 | 16.45% |
| 2022 | 15% |
| 2021 | 14.82% |
| 2020 | 14.65% |
| 2019 | 14.47% |
| 2018 | 14.3% |
| 2017 | 12.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% |
| 2015 | 8.8% |
| 2014 | 6.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% |
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.