Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Liberia
Liberia: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 32.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of individuals using the internet in Liberia is 32.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 496.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Liberia peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 205th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +300.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +68.8% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +85.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +57.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +3.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 32.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 32.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +300.0% | 0.5% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 2.3% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 22.9% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 203 Guinea 33.3% compare
- 204 Comoros 32.5% compare
- 206 Rwanda 31.7% compare
- 207 United Republic of Tanzania 31.2% compare
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 29.8% compare
More science & technology data for Liberia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 32.06 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.3206 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.72 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.89 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.23 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.54 (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 Liberia?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Liberia was 32.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Liberia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 496.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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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