Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National was 17.71 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Afghanistan, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Afghanistan is 17.71 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 200.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Afghanistan peaked at 17.71 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 210th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 % | — |
| 2002 | 0 % | — |
| 2003 | 0.09 % | — |
| 2004 | 0.11 % | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 % | +1009.1% |
| 2006 | 2.11 % | +73.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9 % | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.84 % | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.55 % | +92.9% |
| 2010 | 4 % | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 5 % | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 5.45 % | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9 % | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 7 % | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 8.26 % | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 11 % | +33.2% |
| 2017 | 13.5 % | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8 % | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 17.6 % | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 17.05 % | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 16.51 % | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 17.19 % | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 17.71 % | +3.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 17.71 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.93 %, 89% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 17.71 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.18 %, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people who used … age ranges or no breakdown by age National in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1009.1% | 0.11 % | 1.22 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 % | 0 % | 3.55 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.45 % | 4 % | 17.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.12 % | 16.51 % | 17.71 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More economy & growth data for Afghanistan
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 60.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.59 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -6.24 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0237 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 9.26 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0182 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 6.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Afghanistan?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in Afghanistan was 17.71 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.71 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- Afghanistan ranks 210th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.