Iran, Islamic Rep.: Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 25.61 percentage points from 52.07% in 2016. Since 2009 it is up 68.16 percentage points from 9.52% in 2009. The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2013 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6.27 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Iran, Islamic Rep. in the 2021 ranking

• Iceland — 1st of 5: 99.68%
• Macao SAR, China — 2nd of 5: 88.36%
• Morocco — 3rd of 5: 86.36%
• Ukraine — 5th of 5: 76.81%

What this measures

This indicator refers to female individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population) in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Israel — 88.34% (2024)
• Malta — 94.02% (2023)
• Morocco — 86.36% (2021)
• Qatar — 99.32% (2020)
• Saudi Arabia — 100% (2024)
• United Arab Emirates — 100% (2024)

More infrastructure data for Iran, Islamic Rep.

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 28.23 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 30.83 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 144,976 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 136.93 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 18.07 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 159.39 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 174.07 (2024)
• Patent applications, nonresidents — 343 (2024)
• Patent applications, residents — 8,314 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Iran, Islamic Rep.'s individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population)?

77.69% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2009?

It is up 68.16 percentage points from 9.52% in 2009. The highest value was 77.69% in 2021 and the lowest 9.52% in 2009.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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