Internet users in Egypt

74.6% of the population of Egypt used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Egypt, 2024 74.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.6percentage points 2023: 74.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 112th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Egypt 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 EgyptWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 74.6% 71.2%
2023 74.0% 69.2%
2022 72.2% 67.0%
2021 72.1% 63.8%
2020 71.9% 60.1%
2019 57.3% 53.9%
2018 46.9% 49.4%
2017 45.0% 46.3%
2016 41.2% 43.6%
2015 37.8% 39.9%
2014 33.9% 37.4%
2013 29.4% 35.3%
2012 26.4% 33.3%
2011 25.6% 30.9%
2010 21.6% 28.4%
2009 20.0% 25.3%
2008 18.0% 22.8%
2007 16.0% 20.2%
2006 13.7% 17.2%
2005 12.8% 15.6%
2004 11.9% –
2003 4.0% –
2002 2.7% –
2001 0.8% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 74.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 33.9%, the figure has changed by +40.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Egypt has the 112th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

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 Egypt
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