Internet users in Uganda
8.9% of the population of Uganda used the internet in 2024.
Uganda, 2024
8.9%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Position in 2024
181st of 182
Internet users in Uganda 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 | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | – |
| 2003 | 0.5% | – |
| 2002 | 0.4% | – |
| 2001 | 0.2% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 9.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.4%, the figure has changed by +3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Uganda has the 181st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.