Malawi: Internet users

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 Malawi

Internet users, percent of population

 Latest value 18.96
 Year 2024
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2024
 Average 5.10
 Min - Max 0.00 - 18.96
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 18.96 percent, an increase from 17.99 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 72.51 percent, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1990 to 2024 is 5.1 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 18.96 percent was recorded in 2024. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Malawi: Internet users
 2024 18.96
 2023 17.99
 2022 16.85
 2021 15.30
 2020 13.90
 2019 11.06
 2018 8.80
 2017 7.00




The internet users in Malawi and other countries are presented as the percent of people who have access to the internet either at home, at work, or in public spaces.
Definition: 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.

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 Internet users 18.96 2024 percent
 Internet subscribers 19 2024 thousand subscribers
 Internet subscribers, per 100 people 0.09 2024 percent
 Mobile phone subscribers 15.00 2024 million subscribers
 Mobile phone subscribers, per 100 people 69.26 2024 subscribers per 100 people
 Mobile network coverage 99.60 2016 percent
 Internet bandwidth 4.24 2016 kilobits per second
 Airline passengers 0.00 2023 million passengers
 Railroad lines, km 797 2007 km
 Railway transport of goods 33 2007 metric tons times kilometers
 Railway passengers 44 2007 million passengers times km's
 Passenger car sales 598 2019 passenger cars
 Commercial vehicle sales 940 2019 commercial vehicles
 Roads quality 2.80 2019 points
 Railroad infrastructure quality 2.10 2019 points
 Port infrastructure quality 2.20 2019 points
 Air transport infrastructure quality 3.30 2019 points
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