Internet users in Republic of the Congo

47.3% of the population of Republic of the Congo 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
Republic of the Congo, 2024 47.3% % of population
Change from 2023 +4.1percentage points 2023: 43.2%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 147th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Republic of the Congo 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 Republic of the CongoWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 47.3% 71.2%
2023 43.2% 69.2%
2022 41.0% 67.0%
2021 30.0% 63.8%
2020 22.0% 60.1%
2019 16.1% 53.9%
2018 11.8% 49.4%
2017 8.6% 46.3%
2016 8.1% 43.6%
2015 7.6% 39.9%
2014 7.1% 37.4%
2013 6.6% 35.3%
2012 6.1% 33.3%
2011 5.6% 30.9%
2010 5.0% 28.4%
2009 4.5% 25.3%
2008 4.3% 22.8%
2007 2.8% 20.2%
2006 2.0% 17.2%
2005 1.5% 15.6%
2004 1.1% –
2003 0.5% –
2002 0.2% –
2001 0.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.1 percentage points from 43.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 7.1%, the figure has changed by +40.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Republic of the Congo has the 147th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

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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 2024 for Republic of the Congo
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