AFRICA 2021 POPULATION AND INTERNET USERS STATISTICS
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AFRICA
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Population
(2021 Est.)
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Internet
Users
31-Dec-2000
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Internet
Users
31-DEC-20
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Penetration
(% Population)
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Internet
Growth %
2000 – 2021
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Facebook
subscribers
31-DEC-2020 |
Algeria |
44,616,624
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50,000
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25,428,159
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57.0 %
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50,756 %
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25,140,000
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Angola |
33,933,610
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30,000
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8,980,670
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26.5 %
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29,835 %
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2,831,000
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Benin |
12,451,040
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15,000
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3,801,758
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30.5 %
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25,245 %
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1,538,500
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Botswana |
2,397,241
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15,000
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1,139,000
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47.5 %
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7,493 %
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1,139,000
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Burkina Faso |
21,497,096
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10,000
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4,594,265
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21.4 %
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45,842 %
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1,998,200
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Burundi |
12,255,433
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3,000
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1,606,122
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13.1 %
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53,437 %
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667,700
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Cabo Verde |
561,898
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8,000
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352,120
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62.7 %
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4,302 %
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287,000
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Cameroon |
27,224,265
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20,000
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7,878,422
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28.9 %
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39,292 %
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4,267,000
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Central African Rep. |
4,919,981
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1,500
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557,085
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11.3 %
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37,039 %
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135,700
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Chad |
16,914,985
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1,000
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2,237,932
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13.2 %
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223,693 %
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443,200
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Comoros |
888,451
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1,500
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193,700
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21.8%
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12,813 %
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193,700
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Congo |
5,657,013
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500
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833,200
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14.7 %
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166,540 %
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833,200
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Congo, Dem. Rep. |
92,377,993
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500
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16,355,917
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17.7 %
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3,271,083 %
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3,800,000
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Cote d’Ivoire |
27,053,629
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40,000
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12,253,653
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45.3 %
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30,534 %
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5,860,000
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Djibouti |
1,002,187
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1,400
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548,832
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54.8 %
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39,102 %
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258,100
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Egypt |
104,258,327
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450,000
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54,741,493
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52.5 %
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12,064 %
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48,830,000
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Equatorial Guinea |
1,449,896
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500
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362,891
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25.0 %
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72,478 %
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120,900
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Eritrea |
3,601,467
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5,000
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248,199
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6.9 %
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4,864 %
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6,200
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Eswatini |
1,172,362
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10,000
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665,245
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56.7 %
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6,552 %
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339,900
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Ethiopia |
117,876,227
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10,000
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21,147,255
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17.9 %
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211,372 %
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6,745,000
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Gabon |
2,278,825
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15,000
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1,367,641
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60.0 %
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9,017 %
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830,000
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Gambia |
2,486,945
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4,000
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442,050
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19.0 %
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11,713 %
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419,100
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Ghana |
31,732,129
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30,000
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14,767,818
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46.5 %
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49,126 %
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7,944,000
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Guinea |
13,497,244
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8,000
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2,551,672
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18.9 %
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31,795 %
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1,938,000
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Guinea-Bissau |
2,015,494
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1,500
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250,000
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12.4 %
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16,566 %
|
140,000
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Kenya |
54,985,698
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200,000
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46,870,422
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85.2 %
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23,335 %
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10,444,000
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Lesotho |
2,159,079
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4,000
|
682,990
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31.6 %
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16,974 %
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490,900
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Liberia |
5,180,203
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500
|
760,994
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14.7 %
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152,098 %
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658,200
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Libya |
6,958,532
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10,000
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5,857,000
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84.2 %
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58,470 %
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5,857,000
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Madagascar |
28,427,328
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30,000
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2,864,000
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10.1 %
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9,446 %
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2,864,000
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Malawi |
19,647,684
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15,000
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2,717,243
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13.8 %
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18,015 %
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637,600
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Mali |
20,855,735
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18,800
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12,480,176
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59.8 %
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66,284 %
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2,033,300
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Mauritania |
4,775,119
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5,000
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969,519
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20.3 %
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19,290 %
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927,300
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Mauritius |
1,273,433
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87,000
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919,000
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72.2 %
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956 %
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919,000
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Mayotte (FR) |
279,515
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n/a
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107,940
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38.6 %
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n/a
|
95,500
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Morocco |
37,344,795
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100,000
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25,589,581
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68.5 %
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25,489 %
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21,730,000
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Mozambique |
32,163,047
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30,000
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6,523,613
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20.3 %
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21,645 %
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2,756,000
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Namibia |
2,587,344
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30,000
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1,347,418
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52.1 %
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4,391 %
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792,000
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Niger |
25,130,817
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5,000
|
3,363,848
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13.4 %
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67,177 %
|
577,800
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Nigeria |
211,400,708
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200,000
|
203,168,355
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96.1 %
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101,484 %
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31,860,000
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Reunion (FR) |
901,686
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130,000
|
608,000
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67.4 %
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367 %
|
608,000
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Rwanda |
13,276,513
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5,000
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5,981,638
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45.1 %
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119,532 %
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806,200
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Saint Helena (UK) |
6,086
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n/a
|
2,300
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37.8 %
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n/a
|
2,300
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Sao Tome & Principe |
223,368
|
6,500
|
63,864
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28.6 %
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882 %
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60,800
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Senegal |
17,196,301
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40,000
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9,749,527
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56.7 %
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24,273 %
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3,802,000
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Seychelles |
98,908
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6,000
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71,300
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72.1 %
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1,088 %
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71,300
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Sierra Leone |
8,141,343
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5,000
|
1,043,725
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12.8 %
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20,774 %
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833,400
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Somalia |
16,359,504
|
200
|
2,089,900
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12.8 %
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852,550 %
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2,089,900
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South Africa |
60,041,994
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2,400,000
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34,545,165
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57.5 %
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1,339 %
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24,600,000
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South Sudan |
11,381,378
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n/a
|
900,716
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7.9 %
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n/a
|
436,600
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Sudan |
44,909,353
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30,000
|
13,124,100
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29.2 %
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43,647 %
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1,300,000
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Tanzania |
61,498,437
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115,000
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23,142,960
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37.6 %
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20,024 %
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5,223,000
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Togo |
8,478,250
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100,000
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1,011,837
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11.9 %
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912 %
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860,500
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Tunisia |
11,935,766
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100,000
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8,170,000
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68.4 %
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8,070 %
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8,170,000
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Uganda |
47,123,531
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40,000
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18,502,166
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39.3 %
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46,155 %
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3,328,000
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Western Sahara |
611,875
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n/a
|
28,000
|
4.6 %
|
n/a
|
27,000
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Zambia |
18,920,651
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20,000
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9,870,427
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52.2 %
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49,252 %
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2,543,000
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Zimbabwe |
15,092,171
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50,000
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8,400,000
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55.7 %
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16,700 %
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1,303,000
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TOTAL AFRICA |
1,373,486,514
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4,514,400
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634,863,323
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46.2 %
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13,963 %
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255,412,900
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Rest of World |
6,502,279,070
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356,471,092
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4,463,600,449
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68.6 %
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87.5 %
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2,474,111,201
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WORLD TOTAL |
7,875,765,584
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360,985,492
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5,098,463,772
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64.7 %
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100.0 %
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2,729,524,101
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NOTES: (1) Africa Internet Statistics for Dec 31, 2020, have been updated as of Feb 14, 2021. (2) Africa Facebook subscribers are estimated for December 31, 2020. (3) CLICK on each country name for further data on individual countries and regions. (4) Africa Population numbers are mid-year 2021 estimates, based on data from the United Nations Population Division. (5) For definitions, navigation help and methodology, see the site surfing guide. (6) Africa Internet usage information comes from, among others, data published by WWW, ITU , Facebook, and other trustworthy information sources. (7) For Internet growth comparison purposes, baseline Internet usage data for the year 2000 is also displayed. (8) Data from this table may be cited, giving the due credit to Internet World Stats and establishing a link back to www.internetworldstats.com Copyright 2021, © Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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