Internet users in Democratic Republic of the Congo
19.7% of the population of Democratic Republic of the Congo used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2024
19.7%
Change from 2023
+0.7percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Position in 2024
172nd of 182
Internet users in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.
| Period | Democratic Republic of the Congo | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | – | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | – |
| 2003 | 0.1% | – |
| 2002 | 0.1% | – |
| 2001 | 0.0% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 19.0% in 2023.
- Since 2013, when it was 2.2%, the figure has changed by +17.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo has the 172nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.