Internet use 72.2%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Ghana 2024 · 72.2%
0 18.04 36.09 54.13 72.18 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0% — Source: Ghana Telecom. 1995: 0% — Source: Ghana Telecom. 1996: 0% — Source: Ghana Telecom. 1997: 0% — Source: Ghana Telecom. 1998: 0% — Source: Ghana Telecom. 1999: 0.1% — Source: Ghana Telecom. 2000: 0.2% — Source and notes: Ghana Telecom., 2001: 0.2% — Source and notes: Ghana Telecom estimate., 2002: 0.8% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority (NCA)., 2003: 1.2% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority (NCA)., 2004: 1.7% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority (NCA)., 2005: 1.8% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority (NCA)., 2006: 2.7% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority (NCA)., 2007: 3.9% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority, 2008: 4.3% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority, 2009: 5.4% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority, 2010: 7.8% — Source and notes: Ghana Statistical Service., Break in comparability: persons 12 years and older. Based on Census 2010 results. 2011: 9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2012: 10.6% — Source and notes: Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/2013. The estimate is based on weighting households who use internet by the household size over the total estimated population. Sample weights have also been applied. The question was asked at household level. 2013: 15% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2014: 19% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2015: 23% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2016: 28% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2017: 37.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2018: 43% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2019: 22.1% — Source and notes: National Communications Authority and Ghana Statistical Service - Household Survey on ICT in Ghana, 2020: 62.5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2021: 68.6% — Source and notes: Ghana 2021 Populationa and Housing Census, 2022: 69.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2023: 70.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2024: 72.2% 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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