Small states: Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Small states' individuals using the Internet (% of population) fell 72.5 percentage points on 2024 (from 72.5% to 0%).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +2.78 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 73.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.7 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 72.5 percentage points in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

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What this measures

Internet users are 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 21 values

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

• Afghanistan — 16.1% (2024)
• Algeria — 77.42% (2024)
• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Djibouti — 65.3% (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 74.65% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 85.34% (2024)
• Iraq — 81.47% (2024)
• Israel — 88.18% (2024)
• Jordan — 95.62% (2024)
• Kuwait

More infrastructure data for Small states

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 32 million (2025)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 161.6 (2025)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 3 million (2025)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 13.5 (2025)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 316,785 (2022)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 15.49 million (2022)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 6,759 (2023)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 5.46% (2024)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 3.82% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Small states's individuals using the Internet (% of population)?

0% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is down 19.6 percentage points from 19.6% in 2005. The highest value was 72.5% in 2024 and the lowest 0% in 2025.

Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet (% of population) unusual for Small states?

In 2025, Small states' individuals using the Internet (% of population) fell 72.5 percentage points on 2024 (from 72.5% to 0%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +2.78 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 73.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

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), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/ 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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