Share of the population using the Internet in Congo
Congo: Share of the population using the Internet was 47.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in Congo is 47.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 564.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Congo peaked at 47.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Congo ranks 161st of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +391.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +56.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +22.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +388.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +192.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +134.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +35.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +37.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +37.4% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +55.4% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +36.5% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +36.5% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +36.5% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +36.5% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +9.5% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 47.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 47.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.5%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +391.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +388.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 22.0% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More science & technology data for Congo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.53 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Congo?
- Share of the population using the internet in Congo was 47.3% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Congo ranks 161st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 564.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.