Number of people using the Internet in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people using the Internet was 5.97 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people using the internet in Madagascar is 5.97 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 551.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Madagascar peaked at 5.97 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 87th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 536.9 people | — |
| 1997 | 2,144 people | +299.3% |
| 1998 | 9,696 people | +352.3% |
| 1999 | 27,041 people | +178.9% |
| 2000 | 32,437 people | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 37,900 people | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 59,621 people | +57.3% |
| 2003 | 76,490 people | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 97,750 people | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 108,770 people | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 119,885 people | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 132,071 people | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 345,243 people | +161.4% |
| 2009 | 351,221 people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 377,117 people | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 433,624 people | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 539,636 people | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 723,279 people | +34.0% |
| 2014 | 916,281 people | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million people | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.23 million people | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million people | +39.5% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million people | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 2.65 million people | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 3.29 million people | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 4.08 million people | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 5.42 million people | +32.8% |
| 2023 | 5.69 million people | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 5.97 million people | +4.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 5.97 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.48 million people, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 5.97 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.88 million people, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +352.3% | 2,144 people | 9,696 people |
| 1997 | +299.3% | 536.9 people | 2,144 people |
| 1999 | +178.9% | 9,696 people | 27,041 people |
| 2008 | +161.4% | 132,071 people | 345,243 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,884 people | 0 people | 27,041 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 136,139 people | 32,437 people | 351,221 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million people | 377,117 people | 2.65 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 million people | 3.29 million people | 5.97 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Madagascar?
- Number of people using the internet in Madagascar was 5.97 million people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people using the internet?
- Madagascar ranks 87th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 551.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.