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Ethiopia Internet Users

4,288,023

Internet Users in Ethiopia (2016*)

Share of Ethiopia Population: 4.2 % (penetration)
Total Population : 101,853,268
Share of World Internet Users: 0.1 %
Internet Users in the World: 3,424,971,237

Year	Internet Users**	Penetration (% of Pop)	Total Population	Non-Users (Internetless)	1Y User Change	1Y User Change	Population Change
2016*	4,288,023	4.2 %	101,853,268	97,565,245	13.4 %	506,738	2.48 %
2015*	3,781,284	3.8 %	99,390,750	95,609,466	34.5 %	969,481	2.51 %
2014	2,811,803	2.9 %	96,958,732	94,146,929	56.5 %	1,015,194	2.54 %
2013	1,796,609	1.9 %	94,558,374	92,761,765	31.4 %	429,588	2.57 %
2012	1,367,021	1.5 %	92,191,211	90,824,190	38.3 %	378,575	2.6 %
2011	988,446	1.1 %	89,858,696	88,870,250	50.5 %	331,732	2.62 %
2010	656,714	0.8 %	87,561,814	86,905,100	42.6 %	196,082	2.65 %
2009	460,631	0.5 %	85,302,099	84,841,468	23.2 %	86,773	2.68 %
2008	373,858	0.5 %	83,079,608	82,705,750	24.9 %	74,558	2.7 %
2007	299,300	0.4 %	80,891,968	80,592,668	22.4 %	54,753	2.74 %
2006	244,547	0.3 %	78,735,675	78,491,128	45.3 %	76,269	2.78 %
2005	168,278	0.2 %	76,608,431	76,440,153	45.4 %	52,543	2.82 %
2004	115,735	0.2 %	74,506,974	74,391,239	51 %	39,093	2.86 %
2003	76,642	0.1 %	72,432,290	72,355,648	50.4 %	25,677	2.9 %
2002	50,965	0.1 %	70,391,170	70,340,205	100.5 %	25,548	2.92 %
2001	25,417	0 %	68,393,128	68,367,711	150.6 %	15,275	2.93 %
2000	10,142	0 %	66,443,603	66,433,461	25.3 %	2,046	2.93 %

* estimate for July 1, 2016

** Internet User = individual who can access the Internet at home, via any device type and connection. More details.

Source: Internet Live Stats (www.InternetLiveStats.com)
Elaboration of data by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank, and United Nations Population Division.