Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months was 100 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 100 % for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates peaked at 100 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.63 %, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.63 % | — |
| 2001 | 26.27 % | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 28.32 % | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 29.48 % | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 30.13 % | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 40 % | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 52 % | +30.0% |
| 2007 | 61 % | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 63 % | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 64 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 68 % | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 78 % | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 85 % | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 88 % | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 90.4 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 90.5 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.82 % | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 98.45 % | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 99.15 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 100 % | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 % | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 100 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.16 %, 1.1× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 100 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.18 %, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates 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 | +32.8% | 30.13 % | 40 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.78 % | 23.63 % | 64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.29 % | 68 % | 99.15 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 Bahrain 100 % compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100 % compare
- 1 Türkiye 87.31 % compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 73.54 % compare
- 2 Viet Nam 84.15 % compare
- 3 Côte d'Ivoire 40.65 % compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 80.21 % compare
- 4 Iceland 99.83 % compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 79.63 % compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of people who used the internet in the previous three months in United Arab Emirates was 100 % in 2024, 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of people who used the internet in the previous three months recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.63 % in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of people who used the internet in the previous three months?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 1st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of people who used the internet in the previous three months rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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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.