Share of the population using the Internet: Sub-Saharan Africa (WB)
35.7% in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 21 years from 2005 to 2025 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) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | 33.6 |
| 2023 | 32.3 |
| 2022 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2020 | 26.7 |
| 2019 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18.3 |
| 2015 | 16.2 |
| 2014 | 13.4 |
| 2013 | 11.2 |
| 2012 | 9.2 |
| 2011 | 7.5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | 3.1 |
| 2006 | 2.6 |
| 2005 | 2 |