Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population) by country
This indicator refers to female 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.
Countries reporting
86
Highest
100.0%
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
38.3%
Cote d'Ivoire
Median
88.5%
Years covered
24
2002–2025
Data points
1,461
What the numbers show
Individuals using the Internet, female (% of female population) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 38.3% in Cote d'Ivoire.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.5%, and the mean is 86.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 511.3%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 4.3%).
Individuals using the Internet, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 99.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 99.7% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 7 | Qatar | 99.3% | 2020 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 99.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 98.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | South Korea | 98.2% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 97.6% | 2024 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 12 | Switzerland | 96.8% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 96.2% | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 95.9% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 95.1% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 95.1% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 94.9% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 94.8% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 94.7% | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 94.4% | 2020 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 94.2% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 94.0% | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 93.8% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 24 | Singapore | 93.8% | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 93.7% | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 93.0% | 2020 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 93.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 28 | Estonia | 92.9% | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 29 | Finland | 92.9% | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 92.6% | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 92.4% | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 32 | Jamaica | 92.3% | 2023 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 91.3% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 91.0% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 90.9% | 2024 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 90.8% | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 37 | Austria | 90.4% | 2025 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 90.4% | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 39 | Thailand | 89.9% | 2024 | up 157.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Montenegro | 89.4% | 2024 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 41 | Argentina | 89.1% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 88.8% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 43 | Portugal | 88.6% | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 88.5% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 45 | Macao | 88.4% | 2021 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 46 | Israel | 88.3% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 88.3% | 2024 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 48 | France | 88.1% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | 87.7% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 87.4% | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 87.2% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 52 | Uzbekistan | 87.1% | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 53 | Turkey | 87.0% | 2025 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 86.4% | 2021 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 55 | Palestine | 86.3% | 2023 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 86.1% | 2017 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 85.8% | 2023 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 58 | Serbia | 85.2% | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84.7% | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 84.7% | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 61 | Georgia | 84.4% | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 62 | Brazil | 83.8% | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 63 | Japan | 82.6% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 64 | Mexico | 82.3% | 2024 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 65 | Vietnam | 82.2% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 82.1% | 2024 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 81.9% | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 68 | Albania | 81.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 81.6% | 2024 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 81.1% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 71 | Peru | 80.2% | 2024 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 72 | Colombia | 80.1% | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 79.2% | 2020 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 78.2% | 2024 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 75 | Iran | 77.7% | 2021 | up 511.3% | rising |
| 76 | China | 77.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 76.8% | 2021 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 78 | United States | 74.9% | 2015 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritius | 72.4% | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 80 | Indonesia | 69.9% | 2024 | up 352.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Egypt | 65.2% | 2022 | up 147.4% | rising |
| 82 | Panama | 63.8% | 2019 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 83 | Bolivia | 63.7% | 2021 | up 145.3% | rising |
| 84 | El Salvador | 52.4% | 2020 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Honduras | 40.7% | 2019 | up 315.1% | rising |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38.3% | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 94.1%
- High income 93.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 90.0%
- Upper middle income 87.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 87.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 85.9%
- East Asia & Pacific 85.5%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 85.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 83.5%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 81.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 81.3%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 81.1%
About this data
This indicator refers to female 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.