Internet users in Tonga

67.4% of the population of Tonga 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
Tonga, 2024 67.4% % of population
Change from 2023 +3.3percentage points 2023: 64.1%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 124th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Tonga 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), 1990 to 2024
Period Tonga
2024 67.4%
2023 64.1%
2022 61.6%
2021 57.5%
2020 54.5%
2019 51.6%
2018 48.8%
2017 46.2%
2016 40.0%
2015 38.7%
2014 36.0%
2013 32.8%
2012 30.0%
2011 25.0%
2010 16.0%
2009 10.0%
2008 8.1%
2007 7.2%
2006 5.9%
2005 4.9%
2004 4.0%
2003 3.0%
2002 2.9%
2001 2.8%
2000 2.4%
1999 1.0%
1998 0.8%
1997 0.5%
1996 0.2%
1995 0.1%
1990 0.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.3 percentage points from 64.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 36.0%, the figure has changed by +31.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Tonga has the 124th 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 Tonga
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