Internet users in São Tomé and Príncipe
59.1% of the population of São Tomé and Príncipe used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
São Tomé and Príncipe, 2024
59.1%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Position in 2024
137th of 182
Internet users in São Tomé and Príncipe 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 | São Tomé and Príncipe | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 59.1% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 58.7% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | – |
| 2003 | 10.2% | – |
| 2002 | 7.6% | – |
| 2001 | 6.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 58.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 24.4%, the figure has changed by +34.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, São Tomé and Príncipe has the 137th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.