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South Africa: Internet users (% of population), 1990–2024
Value in 202478.4
Change since 2014+59.9%49.0 (2014)
World rank102 / 1822024
Rank in region2 / 45Sub-Saharan Africa
World71.2World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
Neighbours in the 2024 ranking
80.6
80.0
79.7
79.3
78.4
77.4
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77.2
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Values and rank by year
| Year | Internet users (% of population) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 78.4 | +0.0% | 102 / 182 |
| 2023 | 78.3 | +0.1% | 100 / 181 |
| 2022 | 78.3 | +4.4% | 96 / 182 |
| 2021 | 75.0 | +4.0% | 92 / 180 |
| 2020 | 72.1 | +3.5% | 89 / 184 |
| 2019 | 69.7 | +11.7% | 86 / 189 |
| 2018 | 62.4 | +11.1% | 95 / 182 |
| 2017 | 56.2 | +4.0% | 108 / 200 |
| 2016 | 54.0 | +4.0% | 103 / 203 |
| 2015 | 51.9 | +6.0% | 98 / 201 |
| 2014 | 49.0 | +5.4% | 97 / 201 |
| 2013 | 46.5 | +13.4% | 88 / 201 |
| 2012 | 41.0 | +20.7% | 94 / 203 |
| 2011 | 34.0 | +41.5% | 107 / 204 |
| 2010 | 24.0 | +140.0% | 115 / 201 |
| 2009 | 10.0 | +18.6% | 134 / 202 |
| 2008 | 8.4 | +4.5% | 133 / 202 |
| 2007 | 8.1 | +6.0% | 128 / 203 |
| 2006 | 7.6 | +1.6% | 122 / 200 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | -11.1% | 113 / 199 |
| 2004 | 8.4 | +20.2% | 100 / 198 |
| 2003 | 7.0 | +4.4% | 95 / 195 |
| 2002 | 6.7 | +5.7% | 88 / 202 |
| 2001 | 6.3 | +18.7% | 75 / 199 |
| 2000 | 5.3 | +29.8% | 74 / 196 |
| 1999 | 4.1 | +41.6% | 62 / 194 |
| 1998 | 2.9 | +78.5% | 55 / 187 |
| 1997 | 1.6 | +93.6% | 55 / 181 |
| 1996 | 0.8 | +24.4% | 54 / 171 |
| 1995 | 0.7 | +174.1% | 37 / 138 |
| 1994 | 0.2 | +116.7% | 37 / 91 |
| 1993 | 0.1 | +193.1% | 34 / 65 |
| 1992 | 0.0 | +192.5% | 32 / 50 |
| 1991 | 0.0 | – | 26 / 39 |
| 1990 | 0.0 | – | 206 / 208 |
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