Germany vs South Africa: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 93.5% in Germany and 78.4% in South Africa, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Germany, by 15.1 percentage points, or 1.19 times that in South Africa.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 93.5 2024 | 86.2 | 40 of 182 |
| South Africa | 78.4 2024 | 49 | 102 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Germany ranked 40 and South Africa ranked 102 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Germany | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 93.5 | 78.4 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 92.5 | 78.3 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 91.6 | 78.3 | 67 |
| 2021 | 91.4 | 75 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 89.8 | 72.1 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 88.1 | 69.7 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 87 | 62.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 84.4 | 56.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 84.2 | 54 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 87.6 | 51.9 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 86.2 | 49 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 84.2 | 46.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 82.4 | 41 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 81.3 | 34 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 82 | 24 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 79 | 10 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 78 | 8.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 75.2 | 8.1 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 72.2 | 7.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 68.7 | 7.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 64.7 | 8.4 | – |
| 2003 | 55.9 | 7 | – |
| 2002 | 48.8 | 6.7 | – |
| 2001 | 31.7 | 6.3 | – |
| 2000 | 30.2 | 5.3 | – |
| 1999 | 20.8 | 4.1 | – |
| 1998 | 9.9 | 2.9 | – |
| 1997 | 6.7 | 1.6 | – |
| 1996 | 3.1 | 0.8 | – |
| 1995 | 1.8 | 0.7 | – |
| 1994 | 0.9 | 0.2 | – |
| 1993 | 0.5 | 0.1 | – |
| 1992 | 0.4 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0.3 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0.1 | 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