Internet users in Pakistan
57.3% of the population of Pakistan used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Pakistan, 2024
57.3%
Change from 2020
+38.3percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Position in 2024
140th of 182
Internet users in Pakistan over time
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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 | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 57.3% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | – | 69.2% |
| 2022 | – | 67.0% |
| 2021 | – | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | – |
| 2003 | 5.0% | – |
| 2002 | 2.6% | – |
| 2001 | 1.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 18.9% in 2020, a change of +38.3 percentage points.
- Since 2011, when it was 8.0%, the figure has changed by +49.3 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Pakistan has the 140th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.