Number of people using the Internet in Tanzania
Tanzania: Number of people using the Internet was 21.36 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Tanzania, 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
Tanzania recorded 21.36 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 506.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Tanzania peaked at 21.36 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 43rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 501.32 people | — |
| 1997 | 2,495 people | +397.6% |
| 1998 | 2,996 people | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 25,008 people | +734.8% |
| 2000 | 40,151 people | +60.5% |
| 2001 | 60,295 people | +50.2% |
| 2002 | 80,364 people | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 251,083 people | +212.4% |
| 2004 | 334,441 people | +33.2% |
| 2005 | 431,003 people | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 523,834 people | +21.5% |
| 2007 | 662,968 people | +26.6% |
| 2008 | 808,844 people | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million people | +29.5% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million people | +23.9% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million people | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.87 million people | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million people | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 3.52 million people | +64.1% |
| 2015 | 5.20 million people | +47.6% |
| 2016 | 7.27 million people | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 8.05 million people | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 8.90 million people | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 9.82 million people | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 11.88 million people | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 14.37 million people | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 17.38 million people | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 18.94 million people | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 21.36 million people | +12.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 21.36 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 21.36 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.88 million people, 5.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +734.8% | 2,996 people | 25,008 people |
| 1997 | +397.6% | 501.32 people | 2,495 people |
| 2003 | +212.4% | 80,364 people | 251,083 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,200 people | 0 people | 25,008 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 424,020 people | 40,151 people | 1.05 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 million people | 1.30 million people | 9.82 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 million people | 11.88 million people | 21.36 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More science & technology data for Tanzania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.56 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 79.27 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 20.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 23.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,453 (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 Tanzania?
- Number of people using the internet in Tanzania was 21.36 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for number of people using the internet?
- Tanzania ranks 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 506.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.