Countries in Africa by internet users
The share of the population that used the internet in the last three months, from any device. 52 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2024
Median country
41%
half above, half below| # | Country | % online | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco | 91% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 2 |  Seychelles | 88% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 3 |  Libya | 82% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 4 |  South Africa | 78% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 5 |  Algeria | 77% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 6 |  Tunisia | 77% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 7 |  Cabo Verde | 75% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 8 |  Egypt | 75% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 9 |  Mauritius | 73% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 10 |  Ghana | 72% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 11 |  Gabon | 69% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 12 |  Djibouti | 65% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 13 |  Namibia | 65% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 14 |  Eswatini | 63% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 15 |  Equatorial Guinea | 63% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 16 |  Senegal | 60% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 17 |  São Tomé and Principe | 59% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 18 |  Botswana | 58% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 19 |  Lesotho | 52% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 20 |  Gambia | 50% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 21 |  Congo | 47% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 22 |  Cameroon | 46% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 23 |  Mauritania | 46% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 24 |  Zimbabwe | 42% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 25 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 41% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 26 |  Nigeria | 41% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 27 |  Angola | 41% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 28 |  Togo | 40% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 29 |  Mali | 37% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 30 |  Kenya | 35% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 31 |  Benin | 34% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 32 |  Guinea | 33% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 33 |  Comoros | 33% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 34 |  Liberia | 32% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 35 |  Rwanda | 32% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 36 |  Tanzania | 31% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 37 |  Guinea-Bissau | 30% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 38 |  Burkina Faso | 28% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 39 |  Somalia | 28% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 40 |  Sierra Leone | 25% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 41 |  Ethiopia | 22% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 42 |  Mozambique | 21% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 43 |  DR Congo | 20% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 44 |  Malawi | 19% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 45 |  Madagascar | 19% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 46 |  Zambia | 17% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 47 |  Niger | 16% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 48 |  Eritrea | 14% | 2020 | Eastern Africa |
| 49 |  Central African Republic | 14% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 50 |  Chad | 13% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 51 |  Uganda | 9% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 52 |  Burundi | 9% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
No World Bank figure for 2 countries: South Sudan, Sudan.
Questions
- Which country in Africa has the most internet users?
- Morocco has the most internet users in Africa: 91% online (2024). Next come the Seychelles (88% online) and Libya (82% online).
- Which country in Africa has the fewest internet users?
- Burundi, with 9% online (2024).
- What is the typical internet users of a country in Africa?
- The median of the 52 countries in Africa is 41% online: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of the population that used the internet in the last three months, from any device. Source: World Bank, mostly 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.