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What percentage of Afghans use the internet?

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Direct answer

World Bank Data displays internet use at about 16 percent of the population in its latest Afghanistan series.

What the figure or term means

Internet use can vary greatly by gender, income, location, electricity access, device ownership, and network coverage.

The indicator does not measure connection quality, affordability, or freedom of access.

Online surveys therefore may not represent the whole population.

Check the displayed reference year before republishing the percentage.

How to use this information responsibly

Economic indicators describe different things: national output, prices, household deprivation, employment, public revenue, or access to services. Reading the definition and period is essential.

Economic series are revised and are not interchangeable. Growth in total GDP can coexist with falling income per person and worsening household hardship.

Sources and records

Check the underlying information.

  1. World Bank Data: Afghanistan ↗
  2. United Nations Data: Afghanistan country profile ↗
  3. World Bank Afghanistan Development Update, Spring 2026 ↗
  4. UNDP Afghanistan Socioeconomic Review 2024–25 ↗

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