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 minor 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.
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
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,395 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 4.35 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.01 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 49,049 (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 144.75 per million people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 1.01 per 100 population (2023)
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 minor 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 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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About this data
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.