Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 85.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 85.2% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Maldives peaked at 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Maldives 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +63.6% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +59.4% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +48.2% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +42.3% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 85.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 85.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.3%, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +63.6% | 2.2% | 3.6% |
| 2006 | +59.4% | 6.9% | 11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 2.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 26.5% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 79.1% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More science & technology data for Maldives
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 148.14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.48 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,499 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 31.74 (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 Maldives?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Maldives was 85.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Maldives ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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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