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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Lesotho
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 51.8% |
| 2023 | 49.0% |
| 2022 | 48.1% |
| 2021 | 45.1% |
| 2020 | 43.7% |
| 2019 | 42.3% |
| 2018 | 40.8% |
| 2017 | 39.0% |
| 2016 | 32.5% |
| 2015 | 25.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% |
| 2013 | 15.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% |
| 2010 | 3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.6% |
| 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%.