Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Somalia
Somalia: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 27.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of individuals using the internet in Somalia stood at 27.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 1,643.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Somalia peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Somalia ranks 211th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | — |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +300.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +175.0% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +42.1% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +455.6% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +59.3% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | +6.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 27.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 19.0%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 27.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.0%, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +455.6% | 2.7% | 15.0% |
| 2003 | +300.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | +175.0% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 15.0% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 29.8% compare
- 209 Solomon Islands 29.0% compare
- 210 Burkina Faso 28.3% compare
- 212 French Guiana 25.7% compare
- 213 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
- 214 Guadeloupe 23.4% compare
More science & technology data for Somalia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 53.96 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.5396 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 15.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.61 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 12.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 151.88 (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 Somalia?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Somalia was 27.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Somalia ranks 211th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,643.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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