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AFRICA 2023 POPULATION AND INTERNET USERS STATISTICS
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AFRICA
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Population
(2022 Est.)
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Internet
Users
31-DEC-2000
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Internet
Users
31-DEC-21
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Internet
Penetration
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Internet
Growth %
2000 - 2021
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Facebook
subscribers
30-APRIL-22
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Algeria
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45,150,879
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50,000
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37,836,425
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83.8 %
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50,756 %
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26,291,400
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Angola
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34,592,611
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30,000
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8,980,670
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26.0 %
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29,835 %
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2,875,600
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Benin
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12,653,644
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15,000
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3,801,758
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30.0
%
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25,245 %
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1,686,800
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Botswana
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2,429,926
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15,000
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1,247,000
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51.3
%
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7,493 %
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1,191,300
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Burkina Faso
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21,863,344
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10,000
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4,594,265
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21.0
%
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45,842 %
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2,539,900
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Burundi
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12,487,044
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3,000
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1,606,122
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12.8
%
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53,437 %
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793,900
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Cabo
Verde
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565,751
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8,000
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352,120
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62.3
%
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4,302 %
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321,000
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Cameroon
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27,646,656
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20,000
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9,158,422
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33.1
%
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39,292 %
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4,723,600
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Central African Rep.
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4,967,426
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1,500
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557,085
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11.2
%
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37,039 %
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150,000
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Chad
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17,217,597
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1,000
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2,237,932
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13.0
%
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223,693 %
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644,200
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Comoros
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900,222
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1,500
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228,800
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25.4%
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12,813 %
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223,000
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Congo
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5,744,245
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500
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930,800
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16.2
%
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166,540 %
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904,700
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Congo,
Dem. Rep.
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94,152,930
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500
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16,355,917
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17.4
%
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3,271,083 %
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5,117,700
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Cote
d'Ivoire
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27,473,629
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40,000
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12,253,653
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44.6
%
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30,534 %
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6,554,100
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Djibouti
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1,011,573
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1,400
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548,832
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54.3
%
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39,102 %
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151,000
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Egypt
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105,530,371
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450,000
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54,741,493
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51.9
%
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12,064 %
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51,286,200
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Equatorial Guinea
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1,481,822
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500
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362,891
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24.5
%
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72,478 %
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125,700
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Eritrea
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3,626,986
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5,000
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248,199
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6.8
%
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4,864 %
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6,200
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Eswatini
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1,179,737
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10,000
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665,245
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56.4 %
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6,552 %
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421,500
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Ethiopia
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119,748,379
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10,000
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21,147,255
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17.7
%
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211,372 %
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7,535,700
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Gabon
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2,313,754
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15,000
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1,367,641
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60.0
%
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9,017 %
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872,600
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Gambia
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2,531,578
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4,000
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442,050
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19.0
%
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11,713 %
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478,000
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Ghana
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32,154,245
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30,000
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14,767,818
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45.9
%
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49,126 %
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9,163,200
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Guinea
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13,734,762
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8,000
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2,551,672
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18.6
%
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31,795 %
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2,446,700
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Guinea-Bissau
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2,046,008
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1,500
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900,000
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44.0
%
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16,566 %
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900,000
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Kenya
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55,752,020
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200,000
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46,870,422
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85.2
%
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23,335 %
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12,445,700
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Lesotho
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2,169,819
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4,000
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682,990
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31.5
%
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16,974 %
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553,900
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Liberia
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5,257,162
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500
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784,500
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14.9 %
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152,098 %
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784,500
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Libya
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7,024,811
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10,000
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6,658,900
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94.8
%
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58,470 %
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6,658,900
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Madagascar
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28,427,328
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30,000
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2,864,000
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10.1
%
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9,446 %
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2,864,000
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Malawi
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19,647,684
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15,000
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2,717,243
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13.8
%
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18,015 %
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637,600
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Mali
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20,855,735
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18,800
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12,480,176
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59.8
%
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66,284 %
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2,033,300
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Mauritania
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4,775,119
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5,000
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969,519
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20.3
%
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19,290 %
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927,300
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Mauritius
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1,273,433
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87,000
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919,000
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72.2 %
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956 %
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919,000
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Mayotte (FR)
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279,515
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n/a
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107,940
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38.6 %
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n/a
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95,500
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Morocco
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37,344,795
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100,000
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25,589,581
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68.5 %
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25,489 %
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21,730,000
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Mozambique
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32,163,047
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30,000
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6,523,613
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20.3
%
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21,645 %
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2,756,000
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Namibia
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2,587,344
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30,000
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1,347,418
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52.1
%
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4,391 %
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792,000
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Niger
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25,130,817
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5,000
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3,363,848
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13.4
%
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67,177 %
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577,800
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Nigeria
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211,400,708
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200,000
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154,301,195
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73.0
%
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101,484 %
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31,860,000
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Reunion (FR)
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901,686
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130,000
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608,000
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67.4 %
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367 %
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608,000
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Rwanda
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13,276,513
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5,000
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5,981,638
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45.1
%
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119,532 %
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806,200
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Saint
Helena (UK)
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6,086
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n/a
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2,300
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37.8
%
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n/a
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2,300
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Sao
Tome & Principe
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223,368
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6,500
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63,864
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28.6 %
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882 %
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60,800
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Senegal
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17,196,301
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40,000
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9,749,527
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56.7
%
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24,273 %
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3,802,000
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Seychelles
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98,908
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6,000
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71,300
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72.1 %
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1,088 %
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71,300
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Sierra
Leone
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8,141,343
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5,000
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1,043,725
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12.8
%
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20,774 %
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833,400
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Somalia
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16,359,504
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200
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2,089,900
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12.8
%
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852,550 %
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2,089,900
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South
Africa
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60,041,994
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2,400,000
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34,545,165
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57.5
%
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1,339 %
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24,600,000
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South Sudan
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11,381,378
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n/a
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900,716
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7.9 %
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n/a
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436,600
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Sudan
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44,909,353
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30,000
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13,124,100
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29.2
%
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43,647 %
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1,300,000
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Tanzania
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61,498,437
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115,000
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23,142,960
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37.6
%
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20,024 %
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5,223,000
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Togo
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8,478,250
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100,000
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1,011,837
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11.9
%
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912 %
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860,500
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Tunisia
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11,935,766
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100,000
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8,170,000
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68.4
%
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8,070 %
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8,170,000
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Uganda
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47,123,531
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40,000
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18,502,166
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39.3
%
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46,155 %
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3,328,000
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Western Sahara
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611,875
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n/a
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28,000
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4.6 %
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n/a
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27,000
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Zambia
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18,920,651
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20,000
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9,870,427
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52.2 %
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49,252 %
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2,543,000
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Zimbabwe
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15,092,171
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50,000
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8,400,000
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55.7
%
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16,700 %
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1,303,000
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TOTAL AFRICA
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1,373,486,514
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4,514,400
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590,296,163
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43.0 %
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12,975 %
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255,412,900
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Rest of World
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6,502,279,070
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356,471,092
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4,463,594,959
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68.6 %
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88.3 %
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2,475,026,941
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WORLD
TOTAL
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7,875,765,584
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360,985,492
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5,053,891,122
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64.2 %
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100.0 %
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2,730,439,841
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NOTES: (1) Africa Internet
Statistics for Dec 31, 2021, have been updated as of May 25, 2022. (2) Africa Facebook subscribers
are estimated for April 30, 2022. (3) CLICK on each country name for further data
on individual countries and regions. (4) Africa Population numbers are mid-year 2022
estimates, based on data from the
United Nations Population Division.
(5) For definitions, navigation help and methodology, see the
site surfing guide.
(6) Africa Internet usage information comes from, among others, data published by
WWW, ITU , Facebook, and other trustworthy information sources. (7) For Internet
growth comparison purposes, baseline Internet usage data for the year 2000 is also displayed.
(8) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit to Internet World Stats and establishing a link back to
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