Internet users in South Sudan

6.7% of the population of South Sudan used the internet in 2019. The value for 2019 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2012.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 2012 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for South Sudan is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
South Sudan, 2019 6.7% % of population
Change from 2018 +1.9percentage points 2018: 4.8%
World, 2019 53.9% Official aggregate

Internet users in South Sudan 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), 2005 to 2025
Period South SudanWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 6.7% 53.9%
2018 4.8% 49.4%
2017 4.1% 46.3%
2016 3.5% 43.6%
2015 3.0% 39.9%
2014 2.6% 37.4%
2013 2.2% 35.3%
2012 1.5% 33.3%
2011 – 30.9%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 25.3%
2008 – 22.8%
2007 – 20.2%
2006 – 17.2%
2005 – 15.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 4.8% in 2018.
  • Since 2012, when it was 1.5%, the figure has changed by +5.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 53.9%.

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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
2012 to 2019 for South Sudan
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