United Arab Emirates: Individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.97 percentage points from 99.03% in 2019. Since 2012 it is up 14.37 percentage points from 85.63% in 2012. 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

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.5 percentage points in 2017. 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 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.84 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 63% 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.

How it compares

In 2024, United Arab Emirates had the 1st highest value of the 46 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2024 ranking

• Bahrain — 1st of 46: 100%
• Saudi Arabia — 2nd of 46: 100%
• Denmark — 4th of 46: 99.68%
• Malaysia — 5th of 46: 98.36%
• Korea, Rep. — 6th of 46: 97.62%

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 10 values

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

• Bahrain — 100% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 79.5% (2021)
• Israel — 88.02% (2024)
• Malta — 90.34% (2023)
• Morocco — 89.92% (2021)
• Qatar — 100% (2020)
• Saudi Arabia — 100% (2024)

More infrastructure data for United Arab Emirates

• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 13,566 (2023)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 2.29 million (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 20.8 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 435,257 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 91.06 million (2023)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 22.41 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 203.21 (2024)
• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 11.68% (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

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Questions people ask

What is United Arab Emirates's individuals using the Internet, male (% of male population)?

100% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2012?

It is up 14.37 percentage points from 85.63% in 2012. The highest value was 100% in 2020 and the lowest 85.63% in 2012.

How does United Arab Emirates rank?

1st highest of 46 economies with data for 2024.

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.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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