Internet use 16.1%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Afghanistan 2024 · 16.1%
0 4.4 8.8 13.2 17.6 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0% — Source: Ministry of Communications. 2001: 0% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2002: 0% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications., 2003: 0.1% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications., 2004: 0.1% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications., 2005: 1.2% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications., 2006: 2.1% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications., 2007: 1.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2008: 1.8% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, 2009: 3.6% — Source and notes: Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, 2010: 4% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2011: 5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2012: 5.5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2013: 5.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2014: 7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2015: 8.3% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2016: 11% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2017: 13.5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., Asia Foundation, 2018: 16.8% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., Asia Foundation, 2019: 17.6% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., Asia Foundation, 2020: 17% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2021: 16.5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2022: 15.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2023: 15.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2024: 16.1% 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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