Internet users in Seychelles

87.8% of the population of Seychelles 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
Seychelles, 2024 87.8% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.8percentage points 2023: 86.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 69th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Seychelles 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 SeychellesWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 87.8% 71.2%
2023 86.0% 69.2%
2022 84.8% 67.0%
2021 82.0% 63.8%
2020 79.3% 60.1%
2019 76.6% 53.9%
2018 69.2% 49.4%
2017 62.6% 46.3%
2016 56.5% 43.6%
2015 54.3% 39.9%
2014 51.3% 37.4%
2013 50.4% 35.3%
2012 47.1% 33.3%
2011 43.2% 30.9%
2010 41.0% 28.4%
2009 – 25.3%
2008 40.4% 22.8%
2007 38.4% 20.2%
2006 35.0% 17.2%
2005 25.4% 15.6%
2004 24.3% –
2003 14.6% –
2002 14.3% –
2001 11.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 86.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 51.3%, the figure has changed by +36.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Seychelles has the 69th 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 Seychelles
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