Egypt vs Pakistan: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 74.7% in Egypt and 57.3% in Pakistan, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Egypt, by 17.4 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Pakistan.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 74.7 2024 | 33.9 | 112 of 182 |
| Pakistan | 57.3 2024 | 10 | 140 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Pakistan.
- In 2024, Egypt ranked 112 and Pakistan ranked 140 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Egypt | Pakistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 74.7 | 57.3 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 74 | – | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 72.2 | – | 67 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | – | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 71.9 | 18.9 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 57.3 | 17.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 46.9 | 15.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 45 | 13.8 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 12.4 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 37.8 | 11 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 33.9 | 10 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 29.4 | 9 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 26.4 | 8.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 25.6 | 8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 21.6 | 8 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 20 | 7.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 18 | 7 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 16 | 6.8 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 12.8 | 6.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 11.9 | 6.2 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | 5 | – |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 2.6 | – |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 1.3 | – |
| 2000 | 0.6 | – | – |
| 1999 | 0.3 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time