Internet users in Libya

82.0% of the population of Libya used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Libya, 2024 82.0% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 82.1%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 94th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Libya 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 2024
Period Libya
2024 82.0%
2023 82.1%
2022 80.6%
2021 77.4%
2020 74.4%
2019 71.4%
2018 47.5%
2017 47.5%
2016 35.0%
2015 25.0%
2014 17.8%
2013 16.5%
2012 15.2%
2011 14.0%
2010 14.0%
2009 10.8%
2008 9.0%
2007 4.7%
2006 4.3%
2005 3.9%
2004 3.5%
2003 2.8%
2002 2.2%
2001 0.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 82.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 17.8%, the figure has changed by +64.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Libya has the 94th 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 Libya
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