Internet users in North Korea

0.0% of the population of North Korea used the internet in 2004.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2004 Source: World Bank
The latest value for North Korea is for 2004. Most countries have figures for 2024.
North Korea, 2004 0.0% % of population
Change from 2003 0percentage points 2003: 0.0%
World, 2025 73.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as North Korea (2004).

Internet users in North Korea 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 North KoreaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 – 46.3%
2016 – 43.6%
2015 – 39.9%
2014 – 37.4%
2013 – 35.3%
2012 – 33.3%
2011 – 30.9%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 25.3%
2008 – 22.8%
2007 – 20.2%
2006 – 17.2%
2005 – 15.6%
2004 0.0% –
2003 0.0% –
2002 0.0% –
2001 0.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2003.
  • Since 1990, when it was 0.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.

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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 2004 for North Korea
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