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There are multiple sources for the Internet-using population of any given country. Because of differences in methodology, measurements for the same location can vary widely depending on the source. ClickZ Stats checks the accuracy of counts by comparing them to regional growth patterns and other projections to provide the most accurate and up-to-date statistics on the world Internet-using population available online.

Most figures in the table below come from the Central Intelligence Agency’s World Factbook, but we’ve included data from other sources where specified. For example, Computer Industry Almanac Inc. compiles Internet user data for over 50 countries, which it releases in an annual report. A detailed methodology for that report can be found here.

Another source is Nielsen//NetRatings, which tracks the number of active Internet users for approximately 20 nations, accounting for over 90 percent of the world’s active Internet population. The term “active Internet user” applies to people who go online at least once in a given month.

If you know of other studies that track the number of Internet users worldwide or in a specific region or country, please send them to ClickZ Stats for possible inclusion in the table below.

Global Online Populations
Worldwide Internet Population 2005: 1.08 billion (Computer Industry Almanac)
Projection for 2010: 1.8 billion (Computer Industry Almanac)
Nation Population
(CIA’s World
Factbook)
Broadband Users Broadband Providers More Info.
Afghanistan 31.06 million Read more
Albania 3.58 million
Algeria 32.93 million Read more
Andorra 71,201
Angola 12.13 million Read more
Anguilla 13,477
Antigua and Barbuda 69,108
Argentina 39.92 million Read more
Armenia 2.98 million
Aruba 71,891 Read more
Australia 20.26 million Read more
Austria 8.19 million Read more
Azerbaijan 7.96 million Read more
The Bahamas 303,770 Read more
Bahrain 698,585 Read more
Bangladesh 147.37 million
Barbados 279,912
Belarus 10.29 million Read more
Belgium 10.38 million Read more
Belize 287,730 Read more
Benin 7.86 million Read more
Bhutan 2.28 million
Bolivia 8.99 million Read more
Bosnia and Herzegovian 4.50 million
Botswana 1.63 million Read more
Brazil 188.10 million Read more
Brunei 379,444
Bulgaria 7.39 million Read more
Burkina Faso 13.90 million Read more
Burma 47.38 million
Burundi 8.09 million Read more
Cambodia 13.90 million
Cameroon 17.34 million Read more
Canada 33.10 million Read more
Cape Verde 420,979 Read more
Cayman Islands 45,436
Central African Republic 4.30 million Read more
Chad 9.94 million Read more
Chile 16.13 million Read more
China 1.31 billion Read more
Colombia 43.60 million Read more
Comoros 690,948 Read more
Congo, Democratic
Republic of the
62.66 million Read more
Congo, Republic 3.70 million Read more
Cook Islands 21,388
Costa Rica 4.08 million Read more
Cote d’Ivoire 17.65 million Read more
Croatia 4.49 million Read more
Cuba 11.38 million Read more
Cyprus 784,301
Czech Republic 10.24 million Read more
Denmark 5.45 million Read more
Djibouti 486,530 Read more
Dominica 68,109
Dominican Republic 9.18 million
East Timor 1.06 million
Ecuador 13.55 million Read more
Egypt 78.89 million Read more
El Salvador 6.82 million Read more
Equatorial Guinea 540,109 Read more
Eritrea 4.79 million Read more
Estonia 1.32 million Read more
Ethiopia 74.78 million Read more
Faroe Islands 47,246
Fiji 905,949
Finland 5.23 million Read more
France 60.88 million Read more
French Guiana 199,509
French Polynesia 274,578
Gabon 1.42 million Read more
The Gambia 1.64 million Read more
Georgia 4.66 million
Germany 82.42 million Read more
Ghana 22.41 million Read more
Gilbraltar 27,928
Greece 10.69 million
Greenland 56,361
Grenada 89,703
Guadeloupe 452,776
Guam 171,019
Guatemala 12.29 million Read more
Guernsey 65,409
Guinea 9.70 million Read more
Guinea-Bissau 1.44 million Read more
Guyana 767,245 Read more
Haiti 8.30 million
Honduras 7.32 million Read more
Hong Kong 6.94 million Read more
Hungary 9.98 million Read more
Iceland 299,388 Read more
India 1.1 billion Read more
Indonesia 245.45 million Read more
Iran 68.69 million
Iraq 26.78 million
Ireland 4.06 million Read more
Isle of Man 75,441
Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands) 2,967
Israel 6.35 million Read more
Italy 58.13 million Read more
Jamaica 2.76 million
Japan 127.46 million Read more
Jersey 91,84
Jordan 5.91 million Read more
Kazakhstan 15.23 million Read more
Kenya 34.70 million Read more
Kiribati 105,432
Kuwait 2.42 million Read more
Kyrgyzstan 5.21 million
Laos 6.37 million
Latvia 2.27 million Read more
Lebanon 3.87 million
Lesotho 2.02 million
Liberia 3.04 million Read more
Libya 5.90 million Read more
Liechtenstein 33,987
Lithuania 3.59 million Read more
Luxembourg 474,413
Macau 453,125
Macedonia 2.10 million
Madagascar 18.60 million Read more
Malawi 13.01 million Read more
Malaysia 24.39 million Read more
Maldives 359,008
Mali 11.72 million Read more
Malta 400,214
Marshall Islands 60,422
Martinique 436,131
Mauritania 3.18 million Read more
Mauritius 1.24 million Read more
Mexico 107.45 million Read more
Micronesia 108,004
Moldova 4.47 million
Monaco 32,543
Mongolia 2.83 million
Montserrat 9,439
Morocco 33.24 million Read more
Mozambique 19.69 million Read more
Namibia 2.04 million Read more
Nauru 13,287
Nepal 28.29 million
The Netherlands 16.49 million Read more
Netherlands Antilles 221,736
New Caledonia 219,246/FONT>
New Zealand 4.08 million
Nicaragua 5.57 million Read more
Niger 12.53 million Read more
Nigeria 131.86 million Read more
Niue 2,166
Norfolk Island 1,828
North Korea 23.11 million
Northern Mariana Islar 82,459
Norway 4.61 million Read more
Oman 3.10 million Read more
Pakistan 165.80 million
Palau 20,579
Panama 3.19 million Read more
Papua New Guinea 5.67 million
Paraguay 6.51 million
Peru 28.30 million Read more
Philippines 89.47 million Read more
Pitcairn Islands 45
Poland 38.54 million Read more
Portugal 10.61 million Read more
Puerto Rico 3.93 million Read more
Qatar 885,359
Reunion 787,584 Read more
Romania 22.30 million
Russia 142.89 million Read more
Rwanda 8.65 million Read more
St. Kitts and Nevis 39,129
St. Lucia 168,458
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 117,848
Samoa 176,908
San Marino 29,251
Sao Tome and Principe 193,413 Read more
Saudi Arabia 27.01 million
Senegal 11.99 million Read more
Seychelles 81,541 Read more
Sierra Leone 6.00 million Read more
Singapore 4.49 million
Slovakia 5.44 million
Slovenia 2.01 million
Solomon Islands 552,438
Somalia 8.86 million Read more
South Africa 44.19 million Read more
South Korea 48.85 million Read more
Spain 40.40 million
Sri Lanka 20.22 million
Sudan 41.24 million Read more
Suriname 439,117
Svalbard 2,701
Swaziland 1.14 million Read more
Sweden 9.02 million Read more
Switzerland 7.52 million Read more
Syria 18.88 million Read more
Taiwan 23.04 million
Tajikistan 7.32 million
Tanzania 37.45 million Read more
Thailand 64.63 million
Togo 5.55 million Read more
Tokelau 1,392
Tonga 114,689
Trinidad and Tobago 1.07 million
Tunisia 10.18 million Read more
Turkey 70.41 million Read more
Turkmenistan 5.04 million
Turks and Caicos 21,152
Tuvalu 11,810
Uganda 28.20 million Read more
Ukraine 46.71 million
United Arab Emirates 2.60 million Read more
United Kingdom 60.61 million Read more
United States 298.44 million Read more
Uruguay 3.43 million Read more
Uzbekistan 27.31 million
Vanuatu 208,869
Venezuela 25.73 million Read more
Vietnam 84.40 million
Virgin Islands 108,605
Wallis and Futuna 16,025
Western Sahara 273,008 Read more
Yemen 21,46 million Read more
Zambia 11.50 million Read more
Zimbabwe 12.24 million Read more

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