INTERNET USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR AFRICA

Population
(2009 Est.)

Pop. %
in World

% Users
in World

Total for Africa

991,002,342

14.6 %

67,371,700

6.8 %

1,392.4 %

3.9 %

Rest of World

5,776,802,866

85.4 %

1,666,622,041

28.9 %

367.5 %

96.1 %

WORLD TOTAL

6,767,805,208

100.0 %

1,733,993,741

25.6 %

380.3 %

100.0 %

NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and Population Statistics for Africa are for September 30, 2009. (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 Online , ITU, WWW, and other trustworthy local sources. (5) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing an active link back to Internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2009, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved.

INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS FOR AFRICA

AFRICA

Population
(2009 Est.)

Internet Users
Dec/2000

Internet Users
Latest Data

Penetration
(% Population)

User Growth
(2000-2009)

Algeria

34,178,188

50,000

4,100,000

12.0 %

8,100 %

6.1 %

Angola

12,799,293

30,000

550,000

4.3 %

1,733.3 %

0.8 %

Benin

8,791,832

15,000

160,000

1.8 %

966.7 %

0.2 %

Botswana

1,990,876

15,000

120,000

6.0 %

700.0 %

0.2 %

Burkina Faso

15,746,232

10,000

140,000

0.9 %

1,300.0 %

0.2 %

Burundi

9,511,330

3,000

65,000

0.7 %

2,066.7 %

0.1 %

Cameroon

18,879,301

20,000

725,000

3.8 %

3,525.0 %

1.1 %

Cape Verde

429,474

8,000

102,800

23.9 %

1,185.0 %

0.2 %

Central African Rep.

4,511,488

1,500

19,000

0.4 %

1,166.7 %

0.0 %

Chad

10,329,208

1,000

130,000

1.3 %

12,900.0 %

0.2 %

Comoros

752,438

1,500

23,000

3.1 %

1,433.3 %

0.0 %

Congo

4,012,809

500

155,000

3.9 %

30,900.0 %

0.2 %

Congo, Dem. Rep.

68,692,542

500

290,000

0.4 %

57,900.0 %

0.4 %

Cote d'Ivoire

20,617,068

40,000

660,000

3.2 %

1,550.0 %

1.0 %

Djibouti

724,622

1,400

13,000

1.8 %

828.6 %

0.0 %

Egypt

78,866,635

450,000

12,568,900

15.9 %

2,693.1 %

18.7 %

Equatorial Guinea

633,441

500

12,000

1.9 %

2,300.0 %

0.0 %

Eritrea

5,647,168

5,000

200,000

3.5 %

3,900.0 %

0.3 %

Ethiopia

85,237,338

10,000

360,000

0.4 %

3,500.0 %

0.5 %

Gabon

1,514,993

15,000

90,000

5.9 %

500.0 %

0.1 %

Gambia

1,778,081

4,000

114,200

6.4 %

2,755.0 %

0.2 %

Ghana

23,887,812

30,000

997,000

4.2 %

3,223.3 %

1.5 %

Guinea

10,057,975

8,000

90,000

0.9 %

1,025.0 %

0.1 %

Guinea-Bissau

1,533,964

1,500

37,100

2.4 %

2,373.3 %

0.1 %

Kenya

39,002,772

200,000

3,359,600

8.6 %

1,579.8 %

5.0 %

Lesotho

2,130,819

4,000

73,300

3.4 %

1,732.5 %

0.1 %

Liberia

3,441,790

500

20,000

0.6 %

3,900.0 %

0.0 %

Libya

6,324,357

10,000

323,000

5.1 %

3,130.0 %

0.5 %

Madagascar

20,653,556

30,000

316,100

1.5 %

953.7 %

0.5 %

Malawi

15,028,757

15,000

139,500

0.9 %

830.0 %

0.2 %

Mali

13,443,225

18,800

200,000

1.5 %

963.8 %

0.3 %

Mauritania

3,129,486

5,000

60,000

1.9 %

1,100.0 %

0.1 %

Mauritius

1,284,264

87,000

380,000

29.6 %

336.8 %

0.6 %

Mayotte (FR)

223,765

---

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---

---

0.0 %

Morocco

31,285,174

100,000

10,300,000

32.9 %

10,200.0 %

15.3 %

Mozambique

21,669,278

30,000

350,000

1.6 %

1,066.7 %

0.5 %

Namibia

2,108,665

30,000

113,500

5.4 %

278.3 %

0.2 %

Niger

15,306,252

5,000

80,000

0.5 %

1,500.0 %

0.1 %

Nigeria

149,229,090

200,000

11,000,000

7.4 %

5,400.0 %

16.3 %

Reunion (FR)

812,813

130,000

280,000

34.4 %

115.4 %

0.4 %

Rwanda

10,746,311

5,000

300,000

2.8 %

5,900.0 %

0.4 %

Saint Helena (UK)

7,637

n/a

1,000

13.1 %

n/a

0.0 %

Sao Tome & Principe

212,679

6,500

24,800

11.7 %

281.5 %

0.0 %

Senegal

13,711,597

40,000

1,020,000

7.4 %

2,450.0 %

1.5 %

Seychelles

87,476

6,000

32,000

36.6 %

433.3 %

0.0 %

Sierra Leone

5,132,138

5,000

13,900

0.3 %

178.0 %

0.0 %

Somalia

9,832,017

200

102,000

1.0 %

50,900.0 %

0.2 %

South Africa

49,052,489

2,400,000

4,590,000

9.4 %

91.3 %

6.8 %

Sudan

41,087,825

30,000

4,200,000

10.2 %

13,900.0 %

6.2 %

Swaziland

1,337,186

10,000

80,000

6.0 %

700.0 %

0.1 %

Tanzania

41,048,532

115,000

520,000

1.3 %

352.2 %

0.8 %

Togo

6,031,808

100,000

350,000

5.8 %

250.0 %

0.5 %

Tunisia

10,486,339

100,000

2,800,000

26.7 %

2,700.0 %

4.2 %

Uganda

32,369,558

40,000

2,500,000

7.7 %

6,150.0 %

3.7 %

Western Sahara

405,210

---

---

---

---

0.0 %

Zambia

11,862,740

20,000

700,000

5.9 %

3,400.0 %

1.0 %

Zimbabwe

11,392,629

50,000

1,421,000

12.5 %

2,742.0 %

2.1 %

TOTAL AFRICA

991,002,342

4,514,400

67,371,700

6.8 %

1,392.4 %

100.0 %

NOTES: (1) Africa Internet Statistics were updated for September 30, 2009. (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 Online, ITU , WWW and other local 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 2009, © Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.