Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Western Asia, 2005–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 79.4% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Western Asia peaked at 79.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2005.
That places Western Asia 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.0% | — |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +24.5% |
| 2007 | 20.6% | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 31.8% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 59.2% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%) in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +50.4% | 13.7% | 20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 11.0% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 31.8% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 67.7% | 79.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 17 Faroe Islands 97.6% compare
- 18 San Marino 97.4% compare
- 19 Switzerland 97.3% compare
- 20 Aruba 97.2% compare
- 20 Ireland 97.2% compare
- 22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 97.0% compare
- 23 Brunei Darussalam 96.3% compare
- 23 Brunei 96.3% compare
More science & technology data for Western Asia
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network 98.7% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network 96.2% (2025)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network 90.2% (2025)
- Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex 86.7% (2024)
- Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants 1,437 (2023)
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a 67.0% (2024)
- Proportion of population covered by at least a 5G mobile network 22.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Western Asia?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Western Asia was 79.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2005.
- How does Western Asia rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Western Asia ranks 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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