Internet users in Syria

33.8% of the population of Syria used the internet in 2018. The value for 2018 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2018 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Syria is for 2018. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Syria, 2018 33.8% % of population
Change from 2017 +1.1percentage points 2017: 32.7%
World, 2018 49.4% Official aggregate

Internet users in Syria 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 SyriaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 33.8% 49.4%
2017 32.7% 46.3%
2016 31.9% 43.6%
2015 30.0% 39.9%
2014 28.1% 37.4%
2013 26.2% 35.3%
2012 24.3% 33.3%
2011 22.5% 30.9%
2010 20.7% 28.4%
2009 17.3% 25.3%
2008 14.0% 22.8%
2007 11.5% 20.2%
2006 7.8% 17.2%
2005 5.6% 15.6%
2004 4.3% –
2003 3.4% –
2002 2.1% –
2001 0.4% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 32.7% in 2017.
  • Since 2008, when it was 14.0%, the figure has changed by +19.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2018 was 49.4%.

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 2018 for Syria
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