Proportion of individuals using the Internet in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of individuals using the internet in United Arab Emirates stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.
That places United Arab Emirates 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 26.3% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +32.9% | 30.1% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.8% | 23.6% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 68.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More science & technology data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 203.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.04 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 298.83 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 7,075 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in United Arab Emirates?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in United Arab Emirates was 100.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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