Internet users in Zimbabwe

41.6% of the population of Zimbabwe 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
Zimbabwe, 2024 41.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +3.0percentage points 2023: 38.7%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 151st of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Zimbabwe 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 ZimbabweWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 41.6% 71.2%
2023 38.7% 69.2%
2022 36.3% 67.0%
2021 32.6% 63.8%
2020 29.3% 60.1%
2019 26.6% 53.9%
2018 25.0% 49.4%
2017 24.4% 46.3%
2016 23.1% 43.6%
2015 22.7% 39.9%
2014 16.4% 37.4%
2013 15.5% 35.3%
2012 12.0% 33.3%
2011 8.4% 30.9%
2010 6.4% 28.4%
2009 4.0% 25.3%
2008 3.5% 22.8%
2007 3.0% 20.2%
2006 2.4% 17.2%
2005 2.4% 15.6%
2004 2.1% –
2003 1.8% –
2002 1.1% –
2001 0.8% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 38.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 16.4%, the figure has changed by +25.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Zimbabwe has the 151st 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 Zimbabwe
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