North Macedonia: Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, North Macedonia's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) rose 1.49 percentage points on 2019 (from 82.05% to 83.54%).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was +2.82 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.12 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.55 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 9 observed years.

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

Closest to North Macedonia in the 2020 ranking

• Qatar — 1st of 5: 100%
• United Kingdom — 2nd of 5: 95.24%
• Ireland — 3rd of 5: 90.98%
• El Salvador — 5th of 5: 57.2%

What this measures

This indicator refers to male 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 14 values

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

• Armenia — 77.88% (2023)
• Austria — 93.48% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 94.42% (2025)
• Belarus — 93.7% (2024)
• Belgium — 96.43% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 83.26% (2024)
• Croatia — 86.28% (2024)
• Cyprus — 88.31% (2024)
• Czechia — 88.05% (2024)

More infrastructure data for North Macedonia

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 1.98 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 108.39 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 456,183 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 25.02 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 63.97% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 93.1% (2025)
• ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$764.41 million (2025)
• ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 21.52% (2025)
• Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is North Macedonia's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)?

83.54% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 51.9 percentage points from 31.64% in 2004. The highest value was 83.54% in 2020 and the lowest 31.64% in 2004.

Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) unusual for North Macedonia?

In 2020, North Macedonia's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population) rose 1.49 percentage points on 2019 (from 82.05% to 83.54%). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2009 to 2019), the average change was +2.82 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.34 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.MA.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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