Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Indicator id: internet_users_share · Unit: % · Coverage: 1990-2023

Percentage of individuals who used the Internet from any location in the last 3 months.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code IT.NET.USER.ZS (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

Household survey or administrative estimate depending on the country; Nepal's rapid mobile-internet uptake since the mid-2010s dominates this trend.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 9.c -- Increase access to ICT and universal internet access, SDG 17.8 -- Operationalize the technology bank for least developed countries
Topic: Infrastructure, Science & Technology
Themes: infrastructure

Also known as

"internet users", "internet penetration", "who uses the internet", "internet access"

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