Internet use 57.5%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Botswana 2024 · 57.5%
0 14.48 28.95 43.43 57.9 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 1991: 0% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 1995: 0.1% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 1996: 0.2% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 1997: 0.3% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 1998: 0.6% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 1999: 1.1% — Source: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation. 2000: 2.9% — Source and notes: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation., 2001: 3.4% — Source and notes: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation., 2002: 3.4% — Source and notes: Botswana Telecommunication Corporation., 2003: 3.3% — Source and notes: Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA)., 2004: 3.3% — Source and notes: Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA)., 2005: 3.3% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2006: 4.3% — Source and notes: Botswana Telecommunications Authority (BTA)., 2007: 5.3% — Source and notes: BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, 2008: 6.3% — Source and notes: BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, 2009: 6.2% — Source and notes: Estimate from BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, 2010: 6% — Source and notes: BOTSWANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, 2011: 9% — Source and notes: RIA., 2012: 16% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2013: 30% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2014: 36.7% — Source and notes: Statistics Botswana, 2015: 38.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2016: 41.2% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2017: 43.6% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2018: 46.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2019: 48.8% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2020: 51.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2021: 54.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2022: 57.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2024: 57.5% 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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