Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
41.2% Nigeria, 2024
Up 1.1 points from 40.1% in 2023.
International estimateYearlySDG 17.8.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- 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.
- Type of figure
- International estimate. Estimated by an international organisation from several national sources.
- Updated
- Yearly
- SDG target
- 17.8.1
- Compiled from
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (IT.NET.USER.ZS)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.2% |
| 2023 | 40.1% |
| 2022 | 39.1% |
| 2021 | 35.5% |
| 2020 | 31.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% |
| 2018 | 27.7% |
| 2017 | 25.9% |
| 2016 | 24.1% |
| 2015 | 22.5% |
| 2014 | 21.0% |
| 2013 | 19.1% |
| 2012 | 16.1% |
| 2011 | 13.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% |
| 2009 | 9.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% |
| 2006 | 5.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% |