China vs North Korea

China vs North Korea: Internet users

Internet users: 91.6% in China in 2025 and 0% in North Korea in 2004, by ITU estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in China, by 7.3 percentage points.

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% of people · ITU

China vs North Korea: Internet usersInternet users: 91.6% in China in 2025 and 0% in North Korea in 2004, by ITU estimates. In 2004 the value was higher in China, by 7.3 percentage points.
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What the numbers say

  • China has been higher since 1997.

Every year

% of people · ITU

YearChinaNorth KoreaWorld
202591.6–73.6
202492–71.2
202390.6–69.2
202275.6–67
202173.1–63.8
202070.1–60.1
201964.1–53.9
201865.4–49.4
201754.3–46.3
201653.2–43.6
201550.3–39.9
201447.9–37.4
201345.8–35.3
201242.3–33.3
201138.3–30.9
201034.3–28.4
200928.9–25.3
200822.6–22.8
200716–20.2
200610.5–17.2
20058.5–15.6
20047.30–
20036.20–
20024.60–
20012.60–
20001.80–
19990.70–
19980.20–
199700–
19960––
19950––
19940––
19930––
199000–

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
  • Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
  • Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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