Ethiopia vs Kenya: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 21.9% in Ethiopia and 35% in Kenya, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kenya, by 13 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in Ethiopia.
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Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 21.9 2024 | 7.7 | 170 of 182 |
| Kenya | 35 2024 | 16.5 | 158 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher since 1995.
- In 2024, Ethiopia ranked 170 and Kenya ranked 158 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Ethiopia | Kenya | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 35 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 20.3 | 32.1 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 18 | 29.4 | 67 |
| 2021 | 16.7 | 27 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 16.1 | 24.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 16 | 22.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 19.5 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 16.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 4.6 | 13 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 10.5 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.2 | 3 | – |
| 2003 | 0.1 | 2.9 | – |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 1.2 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | 0.6 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | 0.3 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | 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