Internet users in Lesotho
51.8% of the population of Lesotho used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Lesotho, 2024
51.8%
Change from 2023
+2.8percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Position in 2024
144th of 182
Internet users in Lesotho over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lesotho | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 42.3% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | – |
| 2003 | 1.5% | – |
| 2002 | 1.1% | – |
| 2001 | 0.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8 percentage points from 49.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 22.0%, the figure has changed by +29.8 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Lesotho has the 144th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.