Internet users in Central African Republic

13.8% of the population of Central African Republic used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2024 13.8% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 13.8%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 179th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Central African Republic over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2001 to 2025
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 13.8% 71.2%
2023 13.8% 69.2%
2022 13.8% 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 7.5% 53.9%
2018 5.1% 49.4%
2017 4.0% 46.3%
2016 3.1% 43.6%
2015 2.9% 39.9%
2014 2.7% 37.4%
2013 2.5% 35.3%
2012 2.4% 33.3%
2011 2.2% 30.9%
2010 2.0% 28.4%
2009 1.8% 25.3%
2008 1.0% 22.8%
2007 0.4% 20.2%
2006 0.3% 17.2%
2005 0.3% 15.6%
2004 0.2% –
2003 0.2% –
2002 0.1% –
2001 0.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 13.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2012, when it was 2.4%, the figure has changed by +11.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 179th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database