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INTERNET
USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR AFRICA
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AFRICA
REGION
|
Population
(2012 Est.)
|
Pop. %
of World
|
Internet
Users,
30-June-2012
|
Penetration
(% Population)
|
Internet
% Users
|
Facebook
31-Dec-2012
|
|
Total for
Africa
|
1,073,380,925
|
15.3 %
|
167,335,676
|
15.6
%
|
7.0
%
|
51,612,460
|
|
Rest of World
|
5,944,465,997
|
84.7 %
|
2,238,182,700
|
37.7 %
|
93.0 %
|
924,331,500
|
|
WORLD
TOTAL
|
7,017,846,922
|
100.0 %
|
2,405,518,376
|
34.3 %
|
100.0 %
|
975,943,960
|
|
NOTES: (1) Africa Population are
2012 mid-year estimates. (2) Internet Usage Statistics are for June 30, 2012.
(2) The Facebook subscriber data is for December 31, 2012. (3) CLICK on each
region or country name for details for each individual location. For methology,
help and definitions see the
site surfing guide. (4)
Population estimates are based mainly on figures from the U.S. Census
Bureau and local sources.
(5) The Internet usage numbers come mainly from data published by
WWW ,
ITU
, the Nielsen Company, Facebook, and other trustworthy sources. (6) Data from this table may
be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to
Internet World Stats.
Copyright © 2013,
Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.
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INTERNET USERS, POPULATION AND FACEBOOK STATISTICS FOR AFRICA
2012 Q2
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AFRICA
|
Population
(2012 Est.)
|
Internet Users
Dec/2000
|
Internet Users
30-June-2012
|
Penetration
(% Population)
|
Internet
% Africa
|
Facebook
31-Dec-2012
|
|
Algeria
|
37,367,226
|
50,000
|
5,230,000
|
14.0 %
|
3.1 %
|
4,111,320
|
|
Angola
|
20,139,765
|
30,000
|
2,976,657
|
14.8 %
|
1.8 %
|
645,460
|
|
Benin
|
9,598,787
|
15,000
|
335,957
|
3.5
%
|
0.2 %
|
171,780
|
|
Botswana
|
2,098,018
|
15,000
|
268,620
|
12.8
%
|
0.2 %
|
294,000
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
17,275,115
|
10,000
|
518,253
|
3.0
%
|
0.3 %
|
141,740
|
|
Burundi
|
10,557,259
|
3,000
|
176,040
|
1.7
%
|
0.1 %
|
41,900
|
|
Cameroon
|
20,129,878
|
20,000
|
1,006,494
|
5.0
%
|
0.6 %
|
562,480
|
|
Cape
Verde
|
523,568
|
8,000
|
167,542
|
32.0
%
|
0.1 %
|
107,340
|
|
Central African Rep.
|
5,057,208
|
1,500
|
150,920
|
3.0
%
|
0.1 %
|
163,780
|
|
Chad
|
10,975,648
|
1,000
|
208,537
|
1.9
%
|
0.1 %
|
43,120
|
|
Comoros
|
737,284
|
1,500
|
40,550
|
5.5
%
|
0.0 %
|
19,940
|
|
Congo
|
4,366,266
|
500
|
295,132
|
6.8
%
|
0.2 %
|
107,640
|
|
Congo,
Dem. Rep.
|
73,599,190
|
500
|
915,400
|
1.2
%
|
0.5 %
|
903,020
|
|
Cote
d'Ivoire
|
21,952,093
|
40,000
|
968,000
|
4.4
%
|
0.6 %
|
n/a
|
|
Djibouti
|
774,389
|
1,400
|
61,320
|
7.9
%
|
0.0 %
|
50,140
|
|
Egypt
|
83,688,164
|
450,000
|
29,809,724
|
35.6
%
|
17.8 %
|
12,173,540
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
685,991
|
500
|
42,024
|
6.1
%
|
0.0 %
|
32,980
|
|
Eritrea
|
6,086,495
|
5,000
|
377,363
|
6.2
%
|
0.2 %
|
20,940
|
|
Ethiopia
|
87,302,819
|
10,000
|
960,331
|
1.1
%
|
0.6 %
|
902,440
|
|
Gabon
|
1,608,321
|
15,000
|
128,665
|
8.0
%
|
0.1 %
|
132,000
|
|
Gambia
|
1,840,454
|
4,000
|
200,057
|
10.9
%
|
0.1 %
|
97,280
|
|
Ghana
|
25,292,392
|
30,000
|
3,568,757
|
14.1
%
|
2.1 %
|
1,630,420
|
|
Guinea
|
10,884,958
|
8,000
|
141,504
|
1.3
%
|
0.1 %
|
68,780
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,628,603
|
1,500
|
43,484
|
2.7
%
|
0.0 %
|
n/a
|
|
Kenya
|
43,013,341
|
200,000
|
12,043,735
|
28.0
%
|
7.2 %
|
2,045,900
|
|
Lesotho
|
1,930,493
|
4,000
|
83,813
|
4.3
%
|
0.1 %
|
51,440
|
|
Liberia
|
3,887,886
|
500
|
116,637
|
3.0 %
|
0.1 %
|
n/a
|
|
Libya
|
5,613,380
|
10,000
|
954,275
|
17.0
%
|
0.6 %
|
781,700
|
|
Madagascar
|
22,005,222
|
30,000
|
418,099
|
1.9
%
|
0.2 %
|
282,880
|
|
Malawi
|
16,323,044
|
15,000
|
716,400
|
4.4
%
|
0.4 %
|
203,840
|
|
Mali
|
15,494,466
|
18,800
|
414,985
|
2.7
%
|
0.2 %
|
212,020
|
|
Mauritania
|
3,359,185
|
5,000
|
151,163
|
4.5
%
|
0.1 %
|
106,200
|
|
Mauritius
|
1,313,095
|
87,000
|
458,927
|
35.0 %
|
0.3 %
|
367,900
|
|
Mayotte (FR)
|
223,426
|
n/a
|
18,640
|
8.3 %
|
0.0 %
|
19,500
|
|
Morocco
|
32,309,239
|
100,000
|
16,477,712
|
51.0 %
|
9.8 %
|
5,091,760
|
|
Mozambique
|
23,515,934
|
30,000
|
1,011,185
|
4.3
%
|
0.6 %
|
362,560
|
|
Namibia
|
2,165,828
|
30,000
|
259,899
|
12.0
%
|
0.2 %
|
231,340
|
|
Niger
|
16,344,687
|
5,000
|
212,480
|
1.3
%
|
0.1 %
|
63,500
|
|
Nigeria
|
170,123,740
|
200,000
|
48,366,179
|
28.4
%
|
28.9 %
|
6,630,200
|
|
Reunion (FR)
|
843,459
|
130,000
|
300,000
|
35.6 %
|
0.2 %
|
240,040
|
|
Rwanda
|
11,689,696
|
5,000
|
818,048
|
7.0
%
|
0.5 %
|
188,800
|
|
Saint
Helena (UK)
|
3,687
|
n/a
|
1,217
|
33.0
%
|
0.0 %
|
n/a
|
|
Sao
Tome & Principe
|
183,176
|
6,500
|
36,928
|
20.2 %
|
0.0 %
|
6,940
|
|
Senegal
|
12,969,606
|
40,000
|
2,269,681
|
17.5
%
|
1.4 %
|
675,820
|
|
Seychelles
|
90,024
|
6,000
|
38,854
|
43.2 %
|
0.0 %
|
27,600
|
|
Sierra
Leone
|
5,485,998
|
5,000
|
69,240
|
1.3
%
|
0.0 %
|
76,880
|
|
Somalia
|
10,085,638
|
200
|
126,070
|
1.2
%
|
0.1 %
|
123,480
|
|
South
Africa
|
48,810,427
|
2,400,000
|
8,500,000
|
17.4
%
|
5.1 %
|
6,269,600
|
|
South Sudan
|
10,625,176
|
n/a
|
100
|
0.0 %
|
0.0 %
|
n/a
|
|
Sudan
|
34,206,710
|
30,000
|
6,499,275
|
19.0
%
|
3.9 %
|
n/a
|
|
Swaziland
|
1,386,914
|
10,000
|
251,448
|
18.1 %
|
0.2 %
|
89,500
|
|
Tanzania
|
46,912,768
|
115,000
|
5,629,532
|
12.0
%
|
3.4 %
|
705,460
|
|
Togo
|
6,961,049
|
100,000
|
356,300
|
5.1
%
|
0.2 %
|
117,420
|
|
Tunisia
|
10,732,900
|
100,000
|
4,196,564
|
39.1
%
|
2.5 %
|
3,328,300
|
|
Uganda
|
33,640,833
|
40,000
|
4,376,672
|
13.0
%
|
2.6 %
|
562,240
|
|
Western Sahara
|
522,928
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
0.0 %
|
n/a
|
|
Zambia
|
13,817,479
|
20,000
|
1,589,010
|
11.5
%
|
0.9 %
|
327,600
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
12,619,600
|
50,000
|
1,981,277
|
15.7
%
|
1.2 %
|
n/a
|
|
TOTAL AFRICA
|
1,073,380,925
|
4,514,400
|
167,335,676
|
15.6
%
|
100.0 %
|
51,612,460
|
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NOTES: (1) Africa Internet
Statistics were updated for June 30, 2012. (2) Africa Facebook subscribers
were updated for December 31, 2012. (3) CLICK on each country name for further data
on individual countries and regions. (4) Africa Population numbers are mid-year 2012
estimates, based on data mainly from the U.S. Census Bureau and local census offices. (5) For definitions,
navigation help and methodologys, see the
site surfing guide.
(6) Africa Internet usage information comes mainly from data published by
WWW, ITU , Facebook, and other trustworthy sources. (6) For Internet
growth comparison purposes, baseline Internet 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 2012, © Miniwatts
Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.
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