Individuals using the internet in Asia

43 countries in Asia, 2024. Unit: % of population. World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.0 %
United Arab Emirates
Median country
88.2 %
half above, half below
World
71.2 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
16.1 to 100.0
Afghanistan - United Arab Emirates

How to read it

Across 43 countries in Asia, the highest value is in United Arab Emirates (100.0 %) and the lowest in Afghanistan (16.1 %).

The median country is at 88.2 %: half are above, half below.

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.

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/ · via World Bank WDI (IT.NET.USER.ZS) · licence

Internet use over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1United Arab Emirates100.0
2Bahrain100.0
3Saudi Arabia100.0
4Kuwait99.7
5Qatar98.1
6Malaysia98.0
7South Korea97.9
8Brunei96.3
9Hong Kong95.8
10Jordan95.6
11Oman95.3
12Singapore94.4
13Kazakhstan93.4
14Kyrgyzstan92.0
15China92.0
16Bhutan91.3
17Thailand90.9
18Azerbaijan90.4
19Macao89.8
20Cyprus89.6
21Uzbekistan89.5
22Israel88.2
23Türkiye87.3
24Japan85.5
25Iran85.3
26Maldives85.2
27Mongolia85.1
28Vietnam84.2
29Georgia83.8
30Iraq81.5
31Armenia81.3
32Lebanon80.6
33Indonesia72.8
34Cambodia68.5
35Philippines67.3
36Laos65.6
37India64.9
38Pakistan57.3
39Tajikistan55.8
40Sri Lanka54.6
41Bangladesh53.4
42Nepal46.3
43Afghanistan16.1
World Bank, WDI · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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