Individuals using the Internet in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Individuals using the Internet was 33.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Individuals using the Internet in Least developed countries: UN classification, 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 33.7% for individuals using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 215.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 33.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 3.3% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.9% | 24.1% | 33.7% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 45.05 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 571,662 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,485 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,509 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,978 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Individuals using the internet in Least developed countries: UN classification was 33.7% in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.