Internet users in Mauritius

73.3% of the population of Mauritius used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Mauritius, 2024 73.3% % of population
Change from 2023 −6.2percentage points 2023: 79.5%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 113th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Mauritius 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 MauritiusWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 73.3% 71.2%
2023 79.5% 69.2%
2022 75.5% 67.0%
2021 71.6% 63.8%
2020 67.7% 60.1%
2019 61.7% 53.9%
2018 58.6% 49.4%
2017 55.4% 46.3%
2016 52.2% 43.6%
2015 50.1% 39.9%
2014 44.8% 37.4%
2013 40.1% 35.3%
2012 35.4% 33.3%
2011 35.0% 30.9%
2010 28.3% 28.4%
2009 22.5% 25.3%
2008 21.8% 22.8%
2007 20.2% 20.2%
2006 16.7% 17.2%
2005 15.2% 15.6%
2004 13.7% –
2003 12.2% –
2002 10.3% –
2001 8.8% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.2 percentage points from 79.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 44.8%, the figure has changed by +28.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Mauritius has the 113th 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 Mauritius
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