Number of people using the Internet in Togo
Togo: Number of people using the Internet was 3.32 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Togo, 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 Togo is 3.32 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 739.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Togo peaked at 3.32 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Togo ranks 116th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 467.73 people | — |
| 1997 | 9,366 people | +1902.4% |
| 1998 | 13,928 people | +48.7% |
| 1999 | 27,528 people | +97.6% |
| 2000 | 38,270 people | +39.0% |
| 2001 | 44,137 people | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 50,271 people | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 61,849 people | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 79,220 people | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 97,437 people | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 111,393 people | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 126,466 people | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 142,467 people | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 159,405 people | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 189,774 people | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 227,520 people | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 266,149 people | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 305,948 people | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 395,446 people | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 503,491 people | +27.3% |
| 2016 | 814,420 people | +61.8% |
| 2017 | 905,311 people | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.16 million people | +27.7% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million people | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 2.26 million people | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 2.41 million people | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.87 million people | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 3.09 million people | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 3.32 million people | +7.4% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 3.32 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Togo's 3.32 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.88 million people, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Togo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1902.4% | 467.73 people | 9,366 people |
| 1999 | +97.6% | 13,928 people | 27,528 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,129 people | 0 people | 27,528 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,092 people | 38,270 people | 159,405 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 634,348 people | 189,774 people | 1.58 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million people | 2.26 million people | 3.32 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More science & technology data for Togo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 80.8 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9146 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 129.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 135.94 (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 Togo?
- Number of people using the internet in Togo was 3.32 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Togo rank for number of people using the internet?
- Togo ranks 116th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 739.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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.