Share of the population using the Internet in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the population using the Internet was 74.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Egypt, 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
Egypt recorded 74.6% for share of the population using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Egypt peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 123rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +553.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +390.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +96.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +47.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +63.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +95.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +121.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | +224.2% |
| 2003 | 4.0% | +48.5% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +195.2% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 74.6% | +0.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 74.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 74.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.3%, 87% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +553.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | +390.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +224.2% | 0.8% | 2.7% |
| 2004 | +195.2% | 4.0% | 11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 0.6% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 21.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 71.9% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Egypt?
- Share of the population using the internet in Egypt was 74.6% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Egypt ranks 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.