Share of the population using the Internet in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of the population using the Internet was 6.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using the Internet in South Sudan, 2012–2019
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
South Sudan recorded 6.7% for share of the population using the internet in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.0% on the previous year and up 344.7% over ten years.
That places South Sudan 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population using the Internet in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.5% | — |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +39.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 6.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.0%, 35% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 6.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.5%, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More science & technology data for South Sudan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 46.62 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4662 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.35 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 8.47 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.86 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.1677 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 17.18 (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 South Sudan?
- Share of the population using the internet in South Sudan was 6.7% in 2019, 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of the population using the internet?
- South Sudan ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.