Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 25.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 25.1% 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 5.9% on the previous year and up 311.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Sierra Leone peaked at 25.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 213th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +177.8% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +60.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +52.5% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +54.8% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 25.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 25.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +177.8% | 0.9% | 2.5% |
| 2001 | +100.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2010 | +100.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 0.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 17.1% | 25.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 210 Burkina Faso 28.3% compare
- 211 Somalia 27.9% compare
- 212 French Guiana 25.7% compare
- 214 Guadeloupe 23.4% compare
- 215 Vanuatu 22.4% compare
- 216 Ethiopia 21.9% compare
More science & technology data for Sierra Leone
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.88 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.93 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 123.71 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 8.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 86.32 (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 Sierra Leone?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Sierra Leone was 25.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Sierra Leone ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 311.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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