Kenya vs Romania: Number of people using the Internet

Kenya
14.35 million users
in 2021
Romania
16.09 million users
in 2021
Kenya rank
48th
Romania rank
45th

Number of people using the Internet over time

  • Kenya
  • Romania
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020052021

How they compare

Romania currently reports 16.09 million users against 14.35 million users in Kenya, a difference of 1.74 million users.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 207 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 10,117 users 210,739 users 200,622 users Romania
2000s 1.13 million users 3.83 million users 2.69 million users Romania
2010s 7.08 million users 10.99 million users 3.91 million users Romania
2020s 13.63 million users 15.65 million users 2.02 million users Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people using the internet, Kenya or Romania?
Romania, at 16.09 million users against 14.35 million users in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Kenya and Romania?
1.74 million users, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Romania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Romania rank globally for number of people using the internet?
Kenya ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people using the Internet
Unit
users
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,658 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

The number of individuals using the Internet.