Internet users in Botswana
57.5% of the population of Botswana used the internet in 2024.
Botswana, 2024
57.5%
Change from 2022
−0.4percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Position in 2024
139th of 182
Internet users in Botswana over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | – | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 54.7% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | – |
| 2003 | 3.3% | – |
| 2002 | 3.4% | – |
| 2001 | 3.4% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 57.9% in 2022, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
- Since 2013, when it was 30.0%, the figure has changed by +27.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 139th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.