Individuals using the Internet in Somalia
Somalia: Individuals using the Internet was 27.9% in 2024. β Volatile
Individuals using the Internet in Somalia, 1990β2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 27.9% for individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 1,614.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in Somalia peaked at 27.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Somalia ranks 186th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 15.0% | 27.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 29.8% compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 29.0% compare
- 185 Burkina Faso 28.3% compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 25.1% compare
- 188 Vanuatu 22.4% compare
- 189 Ethiopia 21.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Somalia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.91 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.96 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 55,005 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2996 per 100 people (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,060 (2019)
- Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, passengers carried 34,066 (2019)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 337.04 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 0.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in Somalia?
- Individuals using the internet in Somalia was 27.9% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for individuals using the internet?
- Somalia ranks 186th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,614.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.