Share of the population using the Internet: Sao Tome and Principe
59.1176% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 28 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 | 59.1176 |
| 2023 | 58.7013 |
| 2022 | 58.5678 |
| 2021 | 54.9495 |
| 2020 | 51.5547 |
| 2019 | 44.2579 |
| 2018 | 37.9938 |
| 2017 | 32.6164 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2015 | 25.82 |
| 2014 | 24.41 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2012 | 21.5724 |
| 2011 | 20.1612 |
| 2010 | 18.75 |
| 2009 | 16.41 |
| 2008 | 15.48 |
| 2007 | 14.590484 |
| 2006 | 14.182 |
| 2005 | 13.7595 |
| 2004 | 13.322853 |
| 2003 | 10.161844 |
| 2002 | 7.580665 |
| 2001 | 6.310918 |
| 2000 | 4.638517 |
| 1999 | 0.363 |
| 1998 | 0.296 |
| 1990 | 0 |