Internet users in Samoa

21.2% of the population of Samoa used the internet in 2014. The value for 2014 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2014 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Samoa is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Samoa, 2014 21.2% % of population
Change from 2013 +5.9percentage points 2013: 15.3%
World, 2014 37.4% Official aggregate

Internet users in Samoa 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 SamoaWorld
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 21.2% 37.4%
2013 15.3% 35.3%
2012 12.9% 33.3%
2011 11.0% 30.9%
2010 7.0% 28.4%
2009 6.0% 25.3%
2008 5.0% 22.8%
2007 4.8% 20.2%
2006 4.5% 17.2%
2005 3.4% 15.6%
2004 3.1% –
2003 2.8% –
2002 2.2% –
2001 1.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.9 percentage points from 15.3% in 2013.
  • Since 2004, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by +18.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2014 was 37.4%.

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 2014 for Samoa
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