Share of the population using the Internet in Libya
Libya: Share of the population using the Internet was 82.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Libya, 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 Libya is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 361.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Libya peaked at 82.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Libya ranks 102nd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +39.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +96.0% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +512.3% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +25.5% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +90.6% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +40.8% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 47.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +50.3% |
| 2020 | 74.4% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -0.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 82.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 82.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.3%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +512.3% | 0.4% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.2% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 14.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 74.4% | 82.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More science & technology data for Libya
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 192.97 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.93 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 13.94 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.92 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1293 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 443.08 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Libya?
- Share of the population using the internet in Libya was 82.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Libya ranks 102nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.