Number of people using the Internet in South Sudan
South Sudan: Number of people using the Internet was 695,344 people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Number of people using the Internet in South Sudan, 2012–2019
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
South Sudan recorded 695,344 people for number of people using the internet in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 43.1% on the previous year and up 331.0% over ten years.
South Sudan ranks 156th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people using the Internet in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 161,344 people | — |
| 2013 | 245,658 people | +52.3% |
| 2014 | 292,112 people | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 333,227 people | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 379,054 people | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 420,625 people | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 485,903 people | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 695,344 people | +43.1% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 695,344 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.48 million people, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 695,344 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.88 million people, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More science & technology data for South Sudan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 46.62 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4662 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.35 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 8.47 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 17.18 (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 South Sudan?
- Number of people using the internet in South Sudan was 695,344 people in 2019, 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 695,344 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,344 people in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for number of people using the internet?
- South Sudan ranks 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 331.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.