Share of population using internet rose 21.5% to 25.5% in Zambia in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, share of population using internet in Zambia reached an all time high of 25.5% in 2016 and an all time low of 0.191% in 2000. When compared to Zambia's main peers, share of population using internet in Angola amounted to 13.0%, 13.0% in Tanzania, 23.1% in Zimbabwe and 6.21% in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2016.
Zambia has been ranked 126th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of share of population using internet, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Share of Population Using Internet | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.80% | 3.10% | 6.50% | 8.90% | 10.2% | ||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.00% | 9.00% | 16.0% | 30.0% | 36.7% | ||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.00% | 2.20% | 3.00% | 3.40% | 3.60% | ||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.720% | 1.20% | 1.68% | 2.20% | 3.00% | ||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.00% | 5.60% | 6.11% | 6.60% | 7.11% | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.20% | 8.80% | 10.5% | 13.0% | 16.5% | ||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.17% | 4.30% | 6.00% | 7.29% | 9.24% | ||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 14.8% | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.0% | 34.0% | 41.0% | 46.5% | 49.0% | ||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.90% | 3.20% | 3.95% | 4.40% | 7.00% | ||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.5% | 13.0% | 14.1% | 15.5% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.0% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 19.0% | ||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.40% | 8.40% | 12.0% | 15.5% | 16.4% |
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