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Internet Usage Statistics for Africa

( Africa Internet Usage and Population Stats )


INTERNET USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR AFRICA

AFRICA REGION

Population
( 2008 Est. )

Pop. %
in World

Internet Users,
Latest Data

Penetration
(% Population)

% Users
in World

Use Growth
(2000-2008)

Total for Africa

955,206,348

14.3 %

51,065,630

5.3 %

3.5 %

1,031.2 %

Rest of World

5,720,913,940

85.7 %

1,412,566,731

24.7 %

96.5 %

296.3 %

WORLD TOTAL

6,676,120,288

100.0 %

1,463,632,361

21.9 %

100.0 %

305.5 %

NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and Population Statistics for Africa are for June 30, 2008. (2) CLICK on each region for detailed data for individual regions. For help and definitions see the site surfing guide. (3) Population numbers are based on figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. (4) The Internet usage numbers come mainly from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings , ITU , local NICs and other local sources. (5) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to Internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2008, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved.


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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS FOR AFRICA

AFRICA

Internet Users
Dec/2000

Internet Users
Latest Data

Use Growth
( 2000-2008 )

% Users
in Africa

Population
( 2008 Est. )

Penetration
(% Population)

Algeria

50,000

3,500,000

6,900.0 %

6.9 %

33,769,669

10.4 %

Angola

30,000

100,000

233.3 %

0.2 %

12,531,357

0.8 %

Benin

15,000

150,000

900.0 %

0.3 %

8,294,941

1.8 %

Botswana

15,000

80,000

433.3 %

0.2 %

1,842,323

4.3 %

Burkina Faso

10,000

80,000

700.0 %

0.2 %

15,264,735

0.5 %

Burundi

3,000

60,000

1,900.0 %

0.1 %

8,691,005

0.7 %

Cameroon

20,000

370,000

1,750.0 %

0.7 %

18,467,692

2.0 %

Cape Verde

8,000

37,000

362.5 %

0.1 %

426,998

8.7 %

Central African Rep.

1,500

13,000

766.7 %

0.0 %

4,434,873

0.3 %

Chad

1,000

60,000

5,900.0 %

0.1 %

10,111,337

0.6 %

Comoros

1,500

21,000

1,300.0 %

0.0 %

731,775

2.9 %

Congo

500

70,000

13,900.0 %

0.1 %

3,903,318

1.8 %

Congo, Dem. Rep.

500

230,400

45,980.0 %

0.5 %

66,514,506

0.3 %

Cote d'Ivoire

40,000

300,000

650.0 %

0.6 %

18,373,060

1.6 %

Djibouti

1,400

11,000

685.7 %

0.0 %

506,221

2.2 %

Egypt

450,000

8,620,000

1,815.6 %

16.9 %

81,713,517

10.5 %

Equatorial Guinea

500

8,000

1,500.0 %

0.0 %

616,459

1.3 %

Eritrea

5,000

120,000

2,300.0 %

0.2 %

5,028,475

2.4 %

Ethiopia

10,000

291,000

2,810.0 %

0.6 %

78,254,090

0.4 %

Gabon

15,000

81,000

440.0 %

0.2 %

1,485,832

5.5 %

Gambia

4,000

100,200

2,405.0 %

0.2 %

1,735,464

5.8 %

Ghana

30,000

650,000

2,066.7 %

1.3 %

23,382,848

2.8 %

Guinea

8,000

50,000

525.0 %

0.1 %

10,211,437

0.5 %

Guinea-Bissau

1,500

37,000

2,366.7 %

0.1 %

1,503,182

2.5 %

Kenya

200,000

3,000,000

1,400.0 %

5.9 %

37,953,838

7.9 %

Lesotho

4,000

70,000

1,650.0 %

0.1 %

2,128,180

3.3 %

Liberia

500

1,000

100.0 %

0.0 %

3,334,587

0.0 %

Libya

10,000

260,000

2,500.0 %

0.5 %

6,173,579

4.2 %

Madagascar

30,000

110,000

266.7 %

0.2 %

20,042,551

0.5 %

Malawi

15,000

139,500

830.0 %

0.3 %

13,931,831

1.0 %

Mali

18,800

100,000

431.9 %

0.2 %

12,324,029

0.8 %

Mauritania

5,000

30,000

500.0 %

0.1 %

3,364,940

0.9 %

Mauritius

87,000

340,000

290.8 %

0.7 %

1,274,189

26.7 %

Mayotte (FR)

---

---

---

---

216,306

---

Morocco

100,000

7,300,000

7,200.0 %

14.3 %

34,343,219

21.3 %

Mozambique

30,000

200,000

566.7 %

0.4 %

21,284,701

0.9 %

Namibia

30,000

100,100

233.7 %

0.2 %

2,088,669

4.8 %

Niger

5,000

40,000

700.0 %

0.1 %

13,272,679

0.3 %

Nigeria

200,000

10,000,000

4,900.0 %

19.6 %

138,283,240

7.2 %

Reunion (FR)

130,000

220,000

69.2 %

0.4 %

802,855

27.4 %

Rwanda

5,000

150,000

2,900.0 %

0.3 %

10,186,063

1.5 %

Saint Helena (UK)

---

1,000

n/a

0.0 %

7,601

n/a

Sao Tome & Principe

6,500

23,000

253.8 %

0.0 %

206,178

11.2 %

Senegal

40,000

820,000

1,950.0

1.6 %

12,853,259

6.4 %

Seychelles

6,000

32,000

433.3 %

0.1 %

82,247

38.9 %

Sierra Leone

5,000

13,000

160.0 %

0.0 %

6,294,774

0.2 %

Somalia

200

98,000

48,900.0 %

0.2 %

9,558,666

1.0 %

South Africa

2,400,000

5,100,000

112.5 %

10.0 %

43,786,115

11.6 %

Sudan

30,000

1,500,000

4,900.0 %

2.9 %

40,218,455

3.7 %

Swaziland

10,000

42,000

320.0 %

0.1 %

1,128,814

3.7 %

Tanzania

115,000

400,000

247.8 %

0.8 %

40,213,162

1.0 %

Togo

100,000

320,000

220.0 %

0.6 %

5,858,673

5.5 %

Tunisia

100,000

1,765,430

1,665.4 %

3.5 %

10,383,577

17.0 %

Uganda

40,000

2,000,000

4,900.0 %

3.9 %

31,367,972

6.4 %

Western Sahara

---

---

---

---

393,831

---

Zambia

20,000

500,000

2,400.0 %

1.0 %

11,669,534

4.3 %

Zimbabwe

50,000

1,351,000

2,602.0 %

2.6 %

12,382,920

10.9 %

TOTAL AFRICA

4,514,400

51,065,630

1,031.2 %

100.0 %

955,206,348

5.3 %

NOTES: (1) Africa Internet Statistics were updated for June 30, 2008. (2) CLICK on each country name for further data on individual countries and regions. (3) Population numbers are based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. (4) For help and definitions, see the site surfing guide. (5) The most recent usage information comes mainly from data published by Nielsen//NetRatings, ITU , local NICs and other trustworthy sources. (6) For growth comparison purposes, usage data for the year 2000 is displayed. (7) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to internetworldstats.com Copyright 2008, © Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.


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