Internet users in Eritrea

14.3% of the population of Eritrea used the internet in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2020 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Eritrea is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Eritrea, 2020 14.3% % of population
Change from 2019 +3.1percentage points 2019: 11.2%
World, 2020 60.1% Official aggregate

Internet users in Eritrea 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 EritreaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 14.3% 60.1%
2019 11.2% 53.9%
2018 5.3% 49.4%
2017 2.5% 46.3%
2016 1.2% 43.6%
2015 1.1% 39.9%
2014 1.0% 37.4%
2013 0.9% 35.3%
2012 0.8% 33.3%
2011 0.7% 30.9%
2010 0.6% 28.4%
2009 0.5% 25.3%
2008 0.5% 22.8%
2007 0.4% 20.2%
2006 – 17.2%
2005 – 15.6%
2002 0.2% –
2001 0.2% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.1 percentage points from 11.2% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 0.6%, the figure has changed by +13.7 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was 60.1%.

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 2020 for Eritrea
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