Internet users in Yemen

17.5% of the population of Yemen used the internet in 2019.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2019 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Yemen is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Yemen, 2019 17.5% % of population
Change from 2016 −7.1percentage points 2016: 24.6%
World, 2019 53.9% Official aggregate

Internet users in Yemen 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 YemenWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 17.5% 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 – 46.3%
2016 24.6% 43.6%
2015 24.1% 39.9%
2014 22.5% 37.4%
2013 20.0% 35.3%
2012 17.4% 33.3%
2011 14.9% 30.9%
2010 12.4% 28.4%
2009 10.0% 25.3%
2008 6.9% 22.8%
2007 5.0% 20.2%
2006 1.2% 17.2%
2005 1.0% 15.6%
2004 0.9% –
2003 0.6% –
2002 0.5% –
2001 0.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 24.6% in 2016, a change of −7.1 percentage points.
  • Since 2007, when it was 5.0%, the figure has changed by +12.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2019 was 53.9%.

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 2019 for Yemen
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