Internet users in Qatar

98.1% of the population of Qatar used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Qatar, 2024 98.1% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 98.2%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 11th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Qatar 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 QatarWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 98.1% 71.2%
2023 98.2% 69.2%
2022 98.0% 67.0%
2021 99.7% 63.8%
2020 99.7% 60.1%
2019 99.7% 53.9%
2018 99.7% 49.4%
2017 97.4% 46.3%
2016 95.1% 43.6%
2015 92.9% 39.9%
2014 91.5% 37.4%
2013 85.3% 35.3%
2012 69.3% 33.3%
2011 69.0% 30.9%
2010 69.0% 28.4%
2009 53.1% 25.3%
2008 44.3% 22.8%
2007 37.0% 20.2%
2006 29.0% 17.2%
2005 24.7% 15.6%
2004 20.7% –
2003 19.2% –
2002 10.2% –
2001 6.2% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 98.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 91.5%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Qatar has the 11th 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 Qatar
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