Individuals using the Internet (from any location), by gender and

urban/rural location (%)

Latest All Gender

Economy name year Individuals Male Female
Algeria 2018 49.0 55.1 42.9

Andorra 2017 91.6 92.9 90.3

Argentina 2017 74.3 75.2 73.5

Armenia 2017 64.7 66.3 63.4

Australia 2017 86.5 87.0 86.1

Austria 2018 87.5 89.5 85.4

Azerbaijan 2018 79.8 83.9 75.8

Bahrain 2018 98.6 98.7 98.5

Belarus 2018 79.1 79.3 79.0

Belgium 2018 88.7 90.1 87.3

Bolivia (Plurinational
2018 44.3 47.0 41.7
State of)

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019 69.9 72.8 67.5

Brazil 2018 70.4 70.9 70.0

British Virgin Islands 2017 77.7 76.8 78.6

Brunei Darussalam 2016 90.0 90.0 90.0

Bulgaria 2018 64.8 66.2 63.4

Burundi 2017 2.7 3.9 1.5

Cabo Verde 2017 57.2 57.9 56.5

Cambodia 2018 40.0 40.0 40.0

Cameroon 2017 23.2 27.4 19.2

Chile 2017 82.3 84.0 80.7

Colombia 2018 64.1 63.6 64.6

Costa Rica 2018 74.1 73.7 74.5

Côte d'Ivoire 2018 46.8 56.6 36.4

Croatia 2018 75.3 77.3 73.3

Cuba 2019 62.7 ... ...

Curacao 2017 68.1 67.5 68.7

Cyprus 2018 84.4 84.3 84.6

Czech Republic 2018 80.7 82.8 78.7

Denmark 2018 97.3 97.4 97.2

Djibouti 2017 55.7 59.9 51.6

Dominican Rep. 2018 74.8 74.6 75.0

Ecuador 2016 54.1 54.6 53.5

Egypt 2018 46.9 52.4 41.3

El Salvador 2017 33.8 35.1 32.7

Estonia 2018 89.4 89.4 89.3

Ethiopia 2016 15.4 ... ...

Finland 2018 88.9 90.2 87.6

France 2018 82.0 83.8 80.4

Georgia 2018 62.7 64.5 61.2

Germany 2019 88.1 91.1 85.3

Greece 2018 73.0 74.9 71.1

Haiti 2018 32.5 ... ...

Hong Kong, China 2018 90.5 92.0 89.1

Hungary 2018 76.1 77.4 74.8

Iceland 2018 99.0 98.6 99.4

Indonesia 2018 39.9 42.3 37.5

Iran (Islamic Republic
2018 70.0 73.8 66.2
of)
Iraq 2018 75.0 98.3 51.2

Ireland 2018 84.5 83.3 85.7

Israel 2018 83.7 84.9 82.6

Italy 2018 74.4 77.1 71.8

Jamaica 2017 55.1 51.2 58.9

Japan 2018 91.3 93.7 89.0

Kazakhstan 2018 78.9 80.0 77.9

Kenya 2016 16.6 ... ...

Korea (Rep. of) 2018 96.0 97.2 94.8

Kosovo 2018 89.4 89.9 89.0

Kuwait 2018 99.6 99.5 99.8

Latvia 2019 86.1 87.4 85.0

Lithuania 2018 79.7 79.5 79.9

Luxembourg 2018 97.1 98.1 96.0

Macao, China 2018 83.8 83.8 83.8

Malawi 2016 11.5 17.5 5.5

Malaysia 2018 81.2 83.5 78.7

Malta 2018 81.7 81.6 81.7

Mauritius 2018 58.6 60.9 56.4

Mexico 2018 65.8 67.3 64.4

Moldova 2016 71.0 76.0 66.9

Mongolia 2018 47.2 42.9 51.1

Montenegro 2018 71.5 71.4 71.7

Morocco 2018 64.8 68.5 61.1

Netherlands 2018 94.7 94.9 94.6

Niger 2018 5.3 7.7 2.9

Nigeria 2017 7.5 8.6 6.4

North Macedonia 2018 79.2 80.9 77.4

Norway 2018 96.5 96.0 97.0

Oman 2019 92.4 90.6 96.8

Pakistan 2016 12.4 15.4 9.5

Palestine 2018 64.4 68.5 60.2

Panama 2015 51.2 49.9 52.5

Paraguay 2018 65.0 64.3 65.7

Peru 2018 52.5 55.2 49.9

Poland 2018 77.5 77.8 77.3

Portugal 2018 74.7 76.4 73.0

Puerto Rico 2017 70.6 69.4 71.7

Qatar 2019 99.7 100.0 99.3

Romania 2018 70.7 71.8 69.6

Russian Federation 2018 80.9 81.8 80.1

Saint Vincent and the

2018 22.4 ... ...
Grenadines

Saudi Arabia 2018 93.3 94.6 91.4

Serbia 2018 73.4 76.8 70.1

Singapore 2018 88.2 88.8 87.6

Slovakia 2018 80.7 80.7 80.6

Slovenia 2018 79.7 81.9 77.6

Spain 2019 90.7 90.7 90.7

Sudan 2016 14.1 16.9 11.0

Sweden 2018 92.1 90.7 93.7

Switzerland 2017 89.7 90.9 88.5

Taiwan, Province of
2018 86.2 85.8 86.6
China

Thailand 2018 56.8 57.8 55.9

Togo 2017 12.4 16.3 8.6

Tunisia 2018 64.2 ... ...

Turkey 2019 74.0 80.4 67.6

Ukraine 2018 62.6 65.5 60.0

United Arab Emirates 2018 98.5 98.3 98.8

United Kingdom 2018 94.9 94.5 95.3

United States 2017 87.3 ... ...

Uruguay 2018 74.8 74.2 75.3

Uzbekistan 2018 55.2 60.4 50.0

Viet Nam 2018 70.3 ... ...

Zambia 2018 14.3 15.5 13.2

Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators database.

Age scope of population varies across countries. See table on "in-scope population"
Country In-scope population
Algeria Population age 15+
Andorra Population age 16-74
Argentina Population age 4+
Armenia Population age 6+
Australia Population age 15+
Austria Population age 16-74
Azerbaijan Population age 7+
Bahamas Population age 3+
Bahrain Population age 15+
Bangladesh Population age 5+
Belarus Population age 6-72
Belgium Population age 16-74
Belize Population age 5+
Benin Population age 6+
Bermuda Population age 16+
Bolivia Population age 5+
Bosnia-Herzegovina Population age 16-74
Brazil Population age 10+
British Virgin Islands Unknown
Brunei Darussalam Population age 15+
Bulgaria Population age 16-74
Burundi Population age 5+
Cambodia All population
Cameroon Population age 15+
Canada Population age 16+
Cabo Verde Population age 10+
Chile Population age 5+
Colombia Population age 5+
Costa Rica Population age 5+
Côte d’Ivoire Population age 5+
Croatia Population age 16-74
Cuba Population age 6+
Curacao Population age 6+
Cyprus Population age 16-74
Czech Republic Population age 16+
Denmark Population age 16-74
Djibouti Unknown
Dominican Republic Population age 5+
Ecuador Population age 5+
Egypt Population age 6+
El Salvador Population age 10+
Estonia Population age 16-74
Ethiopia Unknown
Finland Population age 16-89
France Population age 16-74
Georgia Population age 15+
Germany Population age 10+
Ghana Population age 12+
Greece Population age 16-74
Haiti Unknown
Honduras Population age 5+
Hong Kong, China Population age 10+
Hungary Population age 16-74
Iceland Population age 16-74
Indonesia Population age 5+
Iran Population age 6+
Iraq All population
Ireland Population age 16-74
Israel Population age 20+
Italy Population age 6+
Jamaica All population
Japan Population age 6+
Kazakhstan Population age 6+
Kosovo Population age 16-74
Kuwait Population age 12-75 (2017), 5-75 (2018)
Korea (Rep.) Population age 16-74
Latvia Population age 16-74
Lithuania Population age 16-74
Luxembourg Population age 16-74
Macao, China Population age 3+
Malaysia Population age 15+
Maldives Population age 15+
Malta Population age 16-74
Mauritius Population age 5+
Mexico Population age 6+
Moldova Population age 18+
Mongolia All population (until 2017), 15+ (2018)
Montenegro Population age 16-74
Morocco Population age 5+
Netherlands Population age 12+
New Zealand Population age 15+
Niger Population age 15+
Nigeria All population
North Macedonia Population age 16-74
Norway Population age 16-74
Oman Population age 5+; population age 18+ (2019)
Pakistan Population age 10+
Palestine Population age 10+
Panama Population age 10+
Paraguay Population age 10+
Peru Population age 6+
Philippines Population age 10-64
Poland Population age 16-74
Portugal Population age 16-74
Puerto Rico Population age 1+
Qatar Population age 15+
Romania Population age 16-74
Russian Federation Population age 15-72
Saint Vincent and the Grenadin All population (t.b.c.)
Saudi Arabia Population age 12-65 (until 2016); Population age 10-74 (as of 2017)
Serbia Population age 16-74
Singapore Population age 7+
Slovakia Population age 12-74
Slovenia Population age 16-74
Spain Population age 16-74
Sri Lanka Population age 5-69
Sudan Population age 5+
Sweden Population age 16-74
Switzerland Population age 14+
Taiwan, Province of China Population age 12+
Thailand Population age 6+
Togo Population age 15+
Tunisia Population age 10+
Turkey Population age 16-74
Ukraine All population
United Arab Emirates Population age 15-74
United Kingdom Population age 16-74
United States Population age 3+
Uruguay Population age 6+
Uzbequistan Population age 10+
Venezuela Population age 7+
Viet Nam Unknown
Zambia Population age 10+
Zimbabwe Population age 3+