Share of the population using the Internet in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of the population using the Internet was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population using the internet in Kuwait stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 1st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1993 | 0.1% | — |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +61.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +38.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +321.7% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +153.5% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +40.6% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +56.1% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | +41.4% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +19.8% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +118.6% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 50.8% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +20.9% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 75.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 78.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.3%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +321.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 1997 | +153.5% | 0.9% | 2.2% |
| 2003 | +118.6% | 10.2% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 6.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 61.4% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
More science & technology data for Kuwait
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 167.68 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 455.32 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3956 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 653 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 653 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Kuwait?
- Share of the population using the internet in Kuwait was 100.0% in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Kuwait ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major 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.