Share of the population using the Internet in Guinea
Guinea: Share of the population using the Internet was 33.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Guinea, 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
In 2024, share of the population using the internet in Guinea stood at 33.3%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 420.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Guinea peaked at 33.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Guinea ranks 178th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +384.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +191.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +94.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +63.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +880.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +56.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +84.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +129.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +17.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +55.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +45.2% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +42.2% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +42.4% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +42.7% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +3.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 33.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55.8%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 33.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.5%, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Guinea 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 | +880.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1995 | +384.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 1.0% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 26.1% | 33.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More science & technology data for Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.88 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9788 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.10 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.25 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 54.9 (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 Guinea?
- Share of the population using the internet in Guinea was 33.3% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Guinea ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 420.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea 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.