Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories: Internet users
Internet users: 74.7% in Egypt in 2024 and 86.6% in Palestinian Territories in 2023, by ITU estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Palestinian Territories, by 12.6 percentage points, or 1.17 times that in Egypt.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Palestinian Territories has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Egypt.
- The world as a whole: 69.2% in 2023.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Egypt | Palestinian Territories | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 74.7 | – | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 74 | 86.6 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 72.2 | 88.7 | 67 |
| 2021 | 72.1 | – | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 71.9 | 76.2 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 57.3 | 70.6 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 46.9 | 64.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 45 | 63.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 41.3 | 59.9 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 37.8 | 56.7 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 33.9 | 53.7 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 29.4 | 46.6 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 26.4 | 43.4 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 25.6 | 41.1 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 21.6 | 37.4 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 20 | 32.2 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 18 | 24.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 16 | 21.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 13.7 | 18.4 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 12.8 | 16 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 11.9 | 4.4 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | 4.1 | – |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 3.1 | – |
| 2001 | 0.8 | 1.8 | – |
| 2000 | 0.6 | 1.1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.3 | – | – |
| 1998 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1997 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1996 | 0.1 | – | – |
| 1995 | 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
Egypt vs Palestinian Territories
Health
- Life expectancyEgypt: 71.6 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 65.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEgypt: 2.2 per 100 live births in 2024Palestinian Territories: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEgypt: 14.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Palestinian Territories: 14.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEgypt: 3.24% in 2017Palestinian Territories: 4.67% in 2017
- Suicide rateEgypt: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Palestinian Territories: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEgypt: 115 million people in 2023Palestinian Territories: 5.41 million people in 2023
- Population growthEgypt: 1.82% a year in 2023Palestinian Territories: 1.52% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEgypt: 2.75 births per woman in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEgypt: 42.9% in 2025Palestinian Territories: 87.4% in 2025
- Median ageEgypt: 24 years in 2023Palestinian Territories: 19.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEgypt: 5% in 2023Palestinian Territories: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateEgypt: 2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Palestinian Territories: -4.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Armed forces personnelEgypt: 836,000 people in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersEgypt: 2.76% of the labour force in 2020Palestinian Territories: 0% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEgypt: 697 million TIV in 2025Palestinian Territories: 2 million TIV in 2023