Number of people using the Internet in Palestine
Palestine: Number of people using the Internet was 4.48 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Palestine, 1990–2023
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
Palestine recorded 4.48 million people for number of people using the internet in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 135.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Palestine peaked at 4.48 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Palestine ranks 109th 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 2000 | 32,474 people | — |
| 2001 | 55,065 people | +69.6% |
| 2002 | 95,339 people | +73.1% |
| 2003 | 130,320 people | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 142,441 people | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 531,429 people | +273.1% |
| 2006 | 627,106 people | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 739,994 people | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 874,934 people | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million people | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million people | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.60 million people | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million people | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.90 million people | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.24 million people | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 2.42 million people | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million people | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 2.82 million people | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 2.94 million people | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 3.31 million people | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 3.66 million people | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 4.47 million people | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 4.48 million people | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 4.48 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 4.48 million people is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million people, 65% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Palestine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +273.1% | 142,441 people | 531,429 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 441,810 people | 32,474 people | 1.19 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 million people | 1.42 million people | 3.31 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.20 million people | 3.66 million people | 4.48 million people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More science & technology data for Palestine
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 76.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8031 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.15 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 688.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1636 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 861.66 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Palestine?
- Number of people using the internet in Palestine was 4.48 million people in 2023, 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 4.48 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Palestine rank for number of people using the internet?
- Palestine ranks 109th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine 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.