Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 79.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Western Asia, 2005β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
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 17th out of 45 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.
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
- 14 Malaysia 98.0% compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 97.9% compare
- 16 Faroe Islands 97.6% compare
- 16 Niue 79.6% compare
- 17 San Marino, Republic of 97.4% compare
- 18 Switzerland 97.3% compare
- 19 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 97.2% compare
- 19 Ireland 97.2% 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 per 1000000 pop (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 17th out of 45 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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