Internet users in Niger

15.6% of the population of Niger 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
Niger, 2024 15.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +2.6percentage points 2023: 13.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 178th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Niger 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 NigerWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 15.6% 71.2%
2023 13.0% 69.2%
2022 13.1% 67.0%
2021 12.5% 63.8%
2020 11.9% 60.1%
2019 11.3% 53.9%
2018 10.7% 49.4%
2017 10.2% 46.3%
2016 4.3% 43.6%
2015 2.5% 39.9%
2014 1.2% 37.4%
2013 1.1% 35.3%
2012 1.0% 33.3%
2011 0.9% 30.9%
2010 0.8% 28.4%
2009 0.8% 25.3%
2008 0.7% 22.8%
2007 0.4% 20.2%
2006 0.3% 17.2%
2005 0.2% 15.6%
2004 0.2% –
2003 0.2% –
2002 0.1% –
2001 0.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 13.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by +14.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Niger has the 178th 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 Niger
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