Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 16.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Afghanistan, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Afghanistan is 16.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 130.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Afghanistan peaked at 17.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1100.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +75.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +32.5% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.9% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | +1.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 16.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.0%, 85% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 16.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.0%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Afghanistan 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 | +1100.0% | 0.1% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 4.0% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.9% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More science & technology data for Afghanistan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 60.1 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.601 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 25.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 35.31 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 11.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 168.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Afghanistan?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Afghanistan was 16.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Afghanistan ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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