Internet users in Eswatini

63.4% of the population of Eswatini 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
Eswatini, 2024 63.4% % of population
Change from 2023 +2.1percentage points 2023: 61.3%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 132nd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Eswatini 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 EswatiniWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 63.4% 71.2%
2023 61.3% 69.2%
2022 57.3% 67.0%
2021 54.0% 63.8%
2020 49.0% 60.1%
2019 43.9% 53.9%
2018 39.4% 49.4%
2017 35.3% 46.3%
2016 28.6% 43.6%
2015 25.6% 39.9%
2014 25.0% 37.4%
2013 24.7% 35.3%
2012 20.8% 33.3%
2011 18.1% 30.9%
2010 11.0% 28.4%
2009 8.9% 25.3%
2008 6.9% 22.8%
2007 4.1% 20.2%
2006 3.7% 17.2%
2005 3.7% 15.6%
2004 3.2% –
2003 2.4% –
2002 1.8% –
2001 1.3% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 61.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by +38.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Eswatini has the 132nd 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 Eswatini
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