North Korea

Internet users in North Korea

Internet users in North Korea: 0% in 1990 and 0% in 2004, by ITU estimates.

Latest, 2004
0%
Since 1990
0 percentage points

% of people · ITU

Internet users in North KoreaInternet users in North Korea: 0% in 1990 and 0% in 2004, by ITU estimates.
Estimates, ITUWorld

Every year

% of people · ITU

YearNorth KoreaWorld
2025–73.6
2024–71.2
2023–69.2
2022–67
2021–63.8
2020–60.1
2019–53.9
2018–49.4
2017–46.3
2016–43.6
2015–39.9
2014–37.4
2013–35.3
2012–33.3
2011–30.9
2010–28.4
2009–25.3
2008–22.8
2007–20.2
2006–17.2
2005–15.6
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19980–
19970–
19900–

Good to know

  • The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
  • Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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