Share of the population using the Internet: Afghanistan
16.095% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 25 years from 1990 to 2024 are below.
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.095 |
| 2023 | 15.9284 |
| 2022 | 15.8663 |
| 2021 | 16.5143 |
| 2020 | 17.0485 |
| 2019 | 17.6 |
| 2018 | 16.8 |
| 2017 | 13.5 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8.26 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5.9 |
| 2012 | 5.4545 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3.55 |
| 2008 | 1.84 |
| 2007 | 1.9 |
| 2006 | 2.1071236 |
| 2005 | 1.224148 |
| 2004 | 0.10580903 |
| 2003 | 0.08789125 |
| 2002 | 0.0045613954 |
| 2001 | 0.004722568 |
| 1990 | 0 |