Individuals using the Internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Individuals using the Internet was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Individuals using the Internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0% for individuals using the internet in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 58.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2025.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Individuals using the Internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.5% | — |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 55.9% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Individuals using the Internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -100.0% | 58.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 7.5% | 13.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 15.5% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 0.0% | 58.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 761.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Individuals using the internet in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0% in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2025.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for individuals using the internet?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.