This post highlights internet users statistics for the Africa, stating the internet user population for the countries on the continent and useful insights on Facebook subscribers.
The information presented below is from Internet World Stats, sourced from Miniwatts Marketing Group.
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AFRICA 2017 POPULATION AND INTERNET USERS STATISTICS FOR 2017 |
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|
Population |
Internet Users |
Internet Users |
Penetration |
Internet |
Facebook subscribers 30-Jun-2017 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
41,063,753 |
50,000 |
18,580,000 |
45.2 % |
37,060.0 % |
18,000,000 |
| Angola |
26,655,513 |
30,000 |
5,951,453 |
22.3 % |
19,738.2 % |
3,800,000 |
| Benin |
11,458,611 |
15,000 |
1,375,033 |
12.0 % |
9,066.9 % |
800,000 |
| Botswana |
2,343,981 |
15,000 |
923,528 |
39.4 % |
6,056.9 % |
690,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
19,173,322 |
10,000 |
2,684,265 |
14.0 % |
26,742.7 % |
600,000 |
| Burundi |
11,936,481 |
3,000 |
617,116 |
5.2 % |
20,470.5 % |
450,000 |
| Cabo Verde |
533,468 |
8,000 |
256,972 |
48.2 % |
3,112.2 % |
210,000 |
| Cameroon |
24,513,689 |
20,000 |
6,128,422 |
25.0 % |
24,445.9 % |
2,100,000 |
| Central African Rep. |
5,098,826 |
1,500 |
246,432 |
4.8 % |
16,328.8 % |
66,000 |
| Chad |
14,965,482 |
1,000 |
748,274 |
5.0 % |
74,727.4 % |
170,000 |
| Comoros |
825,920 |
1,500 |
65,578 |
7.9% |
4,271.9 % |
60,000 |
| Congo |
4,866,243 |
500 |
400,000 |
8.2 % |
79,900.0 % |
400,000 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
82,242,685 |
500 |
5,107,271 |
6.2 % |
1,021,354.2 % |
2,100,000 |
| Cote d’Ivoire |
23,815,886 |
40,000 |
6,318,355 |
26.5 % |
15,695.9 % |
2,400,000 |
| Djibouti |
911,382 |
1,400 |
180,000 |
19.8 % |
12,757.1 % |
180,000 |
| Egypt |
95,215,102 |
450,000 |
37,333,841 |
39.2 % |
8,196.4 % |
33,000,000 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
894,464 |
500 |
212,704 |
23.8 % |
42,440.8 % |
67,000 |
| Eritrea |
5,481,906 |
5,000 |
71,000 |
1.3 % |
1,320.0 % |
63,000 |
| Ethiopia |
104,344,901 |
10,000 |
16,037,811 |
15.4 % |
160,278.1 % |
4,500,000 |
| Gabon |
1,801,232 |
15,000 |
865,492 |
48.1 % |
5,669.9 % |
470,000 |
| Gambia |
2,120,418 |
4,000 |
392,277 |
18.5 % |
9,706.9 % |
220,000 |
| Ghana |
28,656,723 |
30,000 |
9,935,286 |
34.7 % |
33,017.6 % |
4,000,000 |
| Guinea |
13,290,659 |
8,000 |
1,302,485 |
9.8 % |
16,181.1 % |
950,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,932,871 |
1,500 |
84,000 |
4.3 % |
5,500.0 % |
84,000 |
| Kenya |
48,466,928 |
200,000 |
43,329,434 |
89.4 % |
21,564.7 % |
6,200,000 |
| Lesotho |
2,185,159 |
4,000 |
597,860 |
27.4 % |
14,846.5 % |
290,000 |
| Liberia |
4,730,437 |
500 |
395,063 |
8.4 % |
78,912.6 % |
330,000 |
| Libya |
6,408,742 |
10,000 |
2,800,000 |
43.7 % |
27,900.0 % |
2,800,000 |
| Madagascar |
25,612,972 |
30,000 |
1,300,000 |
5.1 % |
4,233.3 % |
1,300,000 |
| Malawi |
18,298,679 |
15,000 |
1,758,503 |
9.6 % |
11,623.4 % |
720,000 |
| Mali |
18,689,966 |
18,800 |
2,212,450 |
11.8 % |
11,668.4 % |
1,000,000 |
| Mauritania |
4,266,448 |
5,000 |
770,000 |
18.0 % |
15,300.0 % |
770,000 |
| Mauritius |
1,281,353 |
87,000 |
803,896 |
62.7 % |
824.0 % |
630,000 |
| Mayotte (FR) |
253,068 |
n/a |
107,940 |
42.7 % |
n/a |
56,000 |
| Morocco |
35,241,418 |
100,000 |
20,535,174 |
58.3 % |
20,435.2 % |
12,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
29,537,914 |
30,000 |
5,169,135 |
17.5 % |
17,130.5 % |
1,400,000 |
| Namibia |
2,568,569 |
30,000 |
797,027 |
31.0 % |
2,556.8 % |
520,000 |
| Niger |
21,563,607 |
5,000 |
931,548 |
4.3 % |
18,531.0 % |
280,000 |
| Nigeria |
191,835,936 |
200,000 |
91,598,757 |
47.7 % |
45,699.4 % |
16,000,000 |
| Reunion (FR) |
873,356 |
130,000 |
390,000 |
44.7 % |
200.0 % |
390,000 |
| Rwanda |
12,159,586 |
5,000 |
3,724,678 |
30.6 % |
74,393.6 % |
490,000 |
| Saint Helena (UK) |
3,970 |
n/a |
2,000 |
50.4 % |
n/a |
2,000 |
| Sao Tome & Principe |
198,481 |
6,500 |
55,575 |
28.0 % |
755.0 % |
38,000 |
| Senegal |
16,054,275 |
40,000 |
4,119,527 |
25.7 % |
10,198.8 % |
2,300,000 |
| Seychelles |
97,539 |
6,000 |
55,119 |
56.5 % |
818.7 % |
48,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
6,732,899 |
5,000 |
792,462 |
11.8 % |
15,749.2 % |
310,000 |
| Somalia |
11,391,962 |
200 |
900,000 |
7.9 % |
449,900.0 % |
900,000 |
| South Africa |
55,436,360 |
2,400,000 |
29,935,634 |
54.0 % |
1,147.3 % |
16,000,000 |
| South Sudan |
13,096,190 |
n/a |
2,179,963 |
16.6 % |
n/a |
180,000 |
| Sudan |
42,166,323 |
30,000 |
11,806,570 |
28.0 % |
39,255.2 % |
3,000,000 |
| Swaziland |
1,320,356 |
10,000 |
436,051 |
33.0 % |
4,260.5 % |
160,000 |
| Tanzania |
56,877,529 |
115,000 |
7,394,079 |
13.0 % |
6,329.6 % |
6,100,000 |
| Togo |
7,691,915 |
100,000 |
869,956 |
13.0 % |
770.0 % |
340,000 |
| Tunisia |
11,494,760 |
100,000 |
5,848,534 |
50.9 % |
5,748.5 % |
5,800,000 |
| Uganda |
41,652,938 |
40,000 |
19,000,000 |
45.6 % |
32,457.8 % |
2,200,000 |
| Western Sahara |
596,021 |
n/a |
27,000 |
4.5 % |
n/a |
23,000 |
| Zambia |
17,237,931 |
20,000 |
5,192,284 |
30.1 % |
25,861.4 % |
1,400,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
16,337,760 |
50,000 |
6,722,677 |
41.1 % |
13,345.4 % |
850,000 |
| TOTAL AFRICA |
1,246,504,865 |
4,514,400 |
388,376,491 |
31.2 % |
8,503.1 % |
160,207,000 |
| Rest of World |
6,272,524,105 |
83.4 % |
3,497,191,128 |
55.8 % |
90.0 % |
1,819,496,530 |
| WORLD TOTAL |
7,519,028,970 |
100.0 % |
3,885,567,619 |
51.7 % |
100.0 % |
1,979,703,530 |
| NOTES: (1) Africa Internet Statistics were updated in June 30, 2017. (2) Africa Facebook subscribers are in June 30, 2017. (3) CLICK on each country name for further data on individual countries and regions. (4) Africa Population numbers are mid-year 2017 estimates, based on data from the United Nations Population Division. (5) For definitions, navigation help and methodology, see the site surfing guide. (6) Africa Internet usage information comes from, among others, data published by WWW, ITU , Facebook, and other trustworthy sources. (7) For Internet growth comparison purposes, baseline Internet usage data for the year 2000 is also displayed. (8) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit and establishing a link back to internetworldstats.com Copyright 2017, © Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide. | ||||||
Source: Internet World Stats
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