Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ghana
Ghana: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 72.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 72.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 280.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Ghana peaked at 72.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 141st of 236 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.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +300.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +41.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +44.4% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +41.5% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | -48.6% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | +182.8% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 72.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.4%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 72.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 2.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +300.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 7.8% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 62.5% | 72.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 72.7% compare
- 139 French Polynesia 72.7% compare
- 142 Cuba 70.5% compare
- 143 Barbados 70.4% compare
- 144 Grenada 70.2% compare
More science & technology data for Ghana
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.65 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.72 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,270 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Ghana?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Ghana was 72.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Ghana ranks 141st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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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