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Internet users in Sierra Leone

1990 – 2024 · 33 data points 40 of 41 · Countries Updated 22 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Sierra Leone · World
+19.0 pp since 2014
Sierra Leone World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Internet users · percent
Sierra Leone
25.1%
World
73.6% · 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Sierra Leone · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 25.1% · 2024
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 25.1% · 2024
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 33

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearSierra LeoneChange World
2024 25.1% +1.4 pp 71.2%
2023 23.7% +2.2 pp 69.2%
2022 21.5% +2.9 pp 67.0%
2021 18.7% +1.5 pp 63.8%
2020 17.1% +1.4 pp 60.1%
2019 15.7% +1.3 pp 53.9%
2018 14.4% +5.1 pp 49.4%
2017 9.3% +1.6 pp 46.3%
2016 7.7% +1.3 pp 43.6%
2015 6.3% +0.3 pp 39.9%
2014 6.1% +2.1 pp 37.4%
2013 4.0% +1.5 pp 35.3%
2012 2.5% +1.6 pp 33.3%
2011 0.9% +0.3 pp 30.9%
2010 0.6% +0.3 pp 28.4%
2009 0.3% +0.0 pp 25.3%
2008 0.2% +0.0 pp 22.8%
2007 0.2% +0.0 pp 20.2%
2006 0.2% +0.0 pp 17.2%
2005 0.2% +0.0 pp 15.6%
2004 0.2% +0.0 pp —
2003 0.2% +0.0 pp —
2002 0.2% +0.0 pp —
2001 0.2% +0.0 pp —
2000 0.1% +0.1 pp —
1999 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1998 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1997 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1996 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1995 0.0% ±0.0 pp —
1994 0.0% ±0.0 pp —
1993 0.0% ±0.0 pp —
1990 0.0% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
41 Congo - Kinshasa 19.7%
40 Sierra Leone 25.1%
39 Liberia 32.2%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 47.3%
37 Bangladesh 53.4%
36 Honduras 58.6%
35 India 64.9%
34 Philippines 67.3%
33 Gabon 68.7%
32 Indonesia 72.8%
31 Egypt 74.6%
30 Ecuador 77.2%
29 Algeria 77.4%
28 Colombia 79.3%
27 Lebanon 80.6%
26 Bulgaria 82.4%
25 Mexico 83.1%
24 Brazil 84.5%
23 Greece 86.3%
22 Türkiye 87.3%
21 Czechia 87.7%
20 Poland 88.6%
19 France 88.7%
18 Lithuania 89.2%
17 Italy 89.2%
16 Argentina 89.7%
15 Romania 91.3%
14 China 92.0%
13 Germany 93.5%
12 Finland 93.7%
11 Canada 94.4%
10 Russia 94.4%
9 United States 94.7%
8 United Kingdom 95.5%
7 Chile 95.6%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 95.8%
5 Spain 95.8%
4 Netherlands 97.0%
3 South Korea 97.9%
2 Norway 99.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.

How it is calculated

Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.

Education & commute

Sierra Leone in numbers