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Papua New Guinea · annual SERIES

Internet use in Papua New Guinea

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

18.81%%
2024Observation year

+0.25 pp from 2023

Papua New Guinea
Internet use in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025%. Underlying figures are available in the data table.05.3111621200020052010201520202025

% · World Bank World Development Indicators · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Internet use · Papua New Guinea · %
YearValueStatus & source note
2025Not availablemissing
202418.81159973present
202318.56130028present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
202218.25659943present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
202116.55960083present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
202015.02040005present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
201913.62419987present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
201812.35789967present
201711.20919991present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20169.601499557present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20157.900000095present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20146.5present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20135.099999905present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20123.5present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20112present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20101.28present · Source and notes: National Information & Communications Technology Authority,
20091.61present · Source and notes: National Information & Communications Technology Authority,
20081.15present · Source and notes: National Information & Communications Technology Authority,
20071.790599942present · Source and notes: ITU estimate.,
20061.754487260668present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,
20051.71619047556782present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,
20041.5079127722725present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,
20031.37440466802801present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,
20021.3216569348661present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,
20010.904103545170821present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,
20000.835249302427624present · Source and notes: Telikom PNG.,

Definition & method

Methodology: The Internet is a world-wide public computer network. It provides access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries email, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (not assumed to be only via a computer - it may also be by mobile phone, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed or mobile network. For additional/latest information on sources and country notes, please also refer to: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Pages/stat/default.aspx Statistical concept(s): The number of in-scope individuals using the Internet is calculated by aggregating the weighted responses. The proportion of individuals using the Internet is expressed as a percentage and is calculated by dividing the total number of in-scope individuals using the Internet by the total number of in-scope individuals, and then multiplying the result by 100.

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

What to keep in mind

  • Internet use in the previous three months differs from subscriptions, broadband availability and household access. National surveys and reporting periods vary.
  • Annual 2000–2025 selection. Source estimates and historical values may be revised; unavailable values remain missing.