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GLOBAL ONLINE
POPULATIONS |
Worldwide Internet Population
2002:
580 million
(Nielsen//NetRatings)
655 million (ITU)
Projection for
2004:
709.1 million (eMarketer)
945
million (Computer Industry
Almanac) |
|
Country |
Population |
Internet
Users |
Active
Users
(NetRatings) |
ISPs
|
| Afghanistan |
27.8 million |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Albania |
3.54 million |
12,000 |
NA |
10 |
| Algeria |
32.2 million |
180,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Andorra |
68,400 |
24,500 |
NA |
1 |
| Angola |
10.6 million |
60,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Anguilla |
12,400 |
919 |
NA |
16 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
67,400 |
5,000 |
NA |
16 |
| Argentina |
37.8 million |
3.88 million |
NA |
33 |
| Armenia |
3.30 million |
30,000 |
NA |
9 |
| Aruba |
70,400 |
24,000 |
NA |
NA |
| Australia |
19.5 million |
10.63 million |
6.85 Million |
571 |
| Austria |
8.2 million |
3.7 million |
1.3 million |
37 |
| Azerbaijan |
7.8 million |
25,000 |
NA |
2 |
| The Bahamas |
300,500 |
16,900 |
NA |
19 |
| Bahrain |
656,000 |
140,200 |
NA |
1 |
| Bangladesh |
133.3 million |
150,000 |
NA |
10 |
| Barbados |
276,600 |
6,000 |
NA |
19 |
| Belarus |
10.33 million |
422,000 |
NA |
23 |
| Belgium |
10.3 million |
3.76 million |
1.6 million |
61 |
| Belize |
263,000 |
18,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Benin |
6.7 million |
25,000 |
NA |
4 |
| Bhutan |
2.1 million |
2,500 |
NA |
NA |
| Bolivia |
8.4 million |
78,000 |
NA |
9 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovian |
4 million |
45,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Botswana |
1.5 million |
33,000 |
NA |
11 |
| Brazil |
176 million |
13.9 million |
7.25 Million |
50 |
| Brunei |
351,000 |
35,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Bulgaria |
7.7 million |
585,000
386,000 |
NA |
200 |
| Burkina Faso |
2.6 million |
25,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Burma |
42.2 million |
10,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Burundi |
6.4 million |
6,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Cambodia |
12.8 million |
10,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Cameroon |
16.1 million |
45,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Canada |
31.9 million |
16.84 million |
8.8 million |
760 |
| Cape Verde |
409,000 |
12,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Cayman Islands |
6,200 |
NA |
NA |
16 |
| Central African Republic |
3.6 million |
2,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Chad |
9 million |
4,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Chile |
15.5 million |
3.1 million |
NA |
7 |
| China |
1.3 billion |
45.8 million |
NA |
3 |
| Colombia |
41 million |
1.15 million |
NA |
18 |
| Comoros |
614,000 |
2,500 |
NA |
1 |
| Congo |
55.2 million |
6,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Congo, Republic |
3 million |
500 |
NA |
1 |
| Cook Islands |
20,811 |
NA |
NA |
3 |
| Costa Rica |
3.8 million |
384,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Cote d'Ivoire |
16.8 million |
70,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Croatia |
4.4 million |
480,000 |
NA |
9 |
| Cuba |
11.2 million |
120,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Cyprus |
767,000 |
150,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Czech Republic |
10.25 million |
2.7 million |
NA |
300 |
| Denmark |
5.4 million |
3.37 million |
NA |
13 |
| Djibouti |
472,800 |
3,300 |
NA |
1 |
| Dominica |
70,100 |
2,000 |
NA |
16 |
| Dominican Republic |
8.7 million |
186,000 |
NA |
24 |
| East Timor |
952,618 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Ecuador |
13.4 million |
328,000 |
NA |
31 |
| Egypt |
70.7 million |
600,000 |
NA |
50 |
| El Salvador |
6.3 million |
40,000 |
NA |
4 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
498,100 |
900 |
NA |
1 |
| Eritrea |
4.46 million |
10,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Estonia |
1.4 million |
429,700 |
NA |
38 |
| Ethiopia |
67.67 million |
20,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Faroe Islands |
46,011 |
3,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Fiji |
856,300 |
15,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Finland |
5.2 million |
2.69 million |
NA |
3 |
| France |
59.76 million |
16.97 million |
10.5 Million |
62 |
| French Guiana |
182,333 |
2,000 |
NA |
2 |
| French Polynesia |
257,800 |
16,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Gabon |
1.2 million |
18,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Gambia |
1.4 million |
5,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Georgia |
4.96 million |
25,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Germany |
83.2 million |
32.1 million |
23.77 Million |
200 |
| Ghana |
20.2 million |
200,000 |
NA |
12 |
| Gilbraltar |
27,700 |
NA |
NA |
2 |
| Greece |
10.6 million |
1.4 million |
NA |
27 |
| Greenland |
56,400 |
20,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Grenada |
89,200 |
5,200 |
NA |
14 |
| Guadeloupe |
435,700 |
4,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Guam |
160,700 |
5,000 |
NA |
20 |
| Guatemala |
13.3 million |
200,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Guernsey |
64,587 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Guinea |
7.77 million |
15,000 |
NA |
4 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1.345 million |
4,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Guyana |
698,000 |
95,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Haiti |
7 million |
30,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Honduras |
6.5 million |
40,000 |
NA |
8 |
| Hong Kong |
7.3 million |
4.35 million |
2.32 Million |
17 |
| Hungary |
10.1 million |
1.2 million |
NA |
16 |
| Iceland |
279,000 |
220,000 |
NA |
20 |
| India |
1 billion |
7 million |
NA |
43 |
| Indonesia |
231 million |
4.4 million |
NA |
24 |
| Iran |
66.6 million |
420,000 |
NA |
8 |
| Iraq |
24 million |
12,500 |
NA |
1 |
| Ireland |
3.88 million |
1.31 million |
NA |
22 |
| Isle of Man |
73,800 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Islas Malvinas |
2,967 |
NA |
NA |
2 |
| Israel |
6.0 million |
1.9 million |
976,000 |
21 |
| Italy |
57.7 million |
19.25 million |
10.9 Million |
93 |
| Jamaica |
2.68 million |
100,000 |
NA |
21 |
| Japan |
127 million |
56 million |
28.05 Million |
73 |
| Jersey |
89,775 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Jordan |
5.3 million |
212,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Kazakhstan |
16.7 million |
100,000 |
NA |
10 |
| Kenya |
31.1 million |
500,000 |
NA |
65 |
| Kiribati |
96,300 |
1,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Kuwait |
2.1 million |
200,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
4.8 million |
51,600 |
NA |
NA |
| Laos |
5.77 million |
10,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Latvia |
2.36 million |
312,000 |
NA |
41 |
| Lebanon |
3.6 million |
300,000 |
NA |
22 |
| Lesotho |
2.2 million |
5,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Liberia |
3.2 million |
500 |
NA |
2 |
| Libya |
5.3 million |
20,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Liechtenstein |
32,842 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Lithuania |
3.6 million |
341,000 |
NA |
32 |
| Luxembourg |
448,569 |
100,000 |
NA |
8 |
| Macau |
461,900 |
101,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Macedonia |
2.05 million |
100,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Madagascar |
16.47 million |
35,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Malawi |
10.7 million |
35,000 |
NA |
7 |
| Malaysia |
22.6 million |
5.7 million |
NA |
7 |
| Maldives |
320,165 |
6,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Mali |
11.34 million |
30,000 |
NA |
13 |
| Malta |
398,500 |
59,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Marshall Islands |
73,630 |
900 |
NA |
1 |
| Martinique |
422,200 |
5,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Mauritania |
2.8 million |
7,500 |
NA |
5 |
| Mauritius |
1.2 million |
158,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Mexico |
103.4 million |
3.5 million |
NA |
51 |
| Micronesia |
135,800 |
2,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Moldova |
4.43 million |
15,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Monaco |
31,987 |
NA |
NA |
2 |
| Mongolia |
2.7 million |
40,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Montserrat |
8,400 |
NA |
NA |
17 |
| Morocco |
31.1 million |
400,000 |
NA |
8 |
| Mozambique |
19,6 million |
22,500 |
NA |
11 |
| Namibia |
1.8 million |
45,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Nauru |
12,300 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Nepal |
25.87 million |
60,000 |
NA |
6 |
| The Netherlands |
16 million |
9.73 million |
6.46 Million |
52 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
214,200 |
2,000 |
NA |
6 |
| New Caledonia |
207,800 |
24,000 |
NA |
1 |
| New Zealand |
3.9 million |
2.06 million |
NA |
36 |
| Nicaragua |
5 million |
20,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Niue |
2,100 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Niger |
10.6 million |
12,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Nigeria |
129.9 million |
100,000 |
NA |
11 |
| Norfolk Island |
1,800 |
NA |
NA |
2 |
| North Korea |
22.2 million |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Northern Mariana Islar |
77,300 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Norway |
4.5 million |
2.68 million |
NA |
13 |
| Oman |
2.7 million |
120,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Pakistan |
147.6 million |
1.2 million |
NA |
30 |
| Palau |
19,400 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Panama |
2.8 million |
45,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Papua New Guinea |
5.17 million |
135,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Paraguay |
5.8 million |
20,000 |
NA |
4 |
| Peru |
27.95 million |
3 million |
NA |
10 |
| Philippines |
84.5 million |
4.5 million |
NA |
33 |
| Pitcairn Islands |
47 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Poland |
39.0 million |
6.4 million |
NA |
19 |
| Portugal |
10.08 million |
4.4 million |
NA |
16 |
| Puerto Rico |
3.957 million |
600,000 |
NA |
76 |
| Qatar |
793,000 |
75,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Reunion |
743,900 |
10,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Romania |
22.3 million |
1 million |
NA |
38 |
| Russia |
145 million |
18 million |
NA |
35 |
| Rwanda |
7.398 million |
20,000 |
NA |
2 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
38,700 |
2,000 |
NA |
16 |
| St. Lucia |
160,145 |
3,000 |
NA |
15 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
116,394 |
3,500 |
NA |
15 |
| Samoa |
178,631 |
3,000 |
NA |
2 |
| San Marino |
27,730 |
NA |
NA |
2 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
170,372 |
9,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Saudi Arabia |
23.5 million |
570,000 |
NA |
42 |
| Senegal |
10.589 million |
100,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Seychelles |
80,098 |
9,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Sierra Leone |
5.6 million |
20,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Singapore |
4.452 million |
2.31 million |
956,000 |
9 |
| Slovakia |
5.4 million |
700,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Slovenia |
1.9 million |
600,000 |
NA |
11 |
| Solomon Islands |
494,786 |
8,400 |
NA |
1 |
| Somalia |
7.7 million |
200 |
NA |
3 |
| South Africa |
43.6 million |
3.068 million |
NA |
150 |
| South Korea |
48.3 million |
25.6 million |
NA |
11 |
| Spain |
40.077 million |
7.89 million |
6.71 Million |
56 |
| Sri Lanka |
19.57 million |
121,500 |
NA |
5 |
| Sudan |
37.0 million |
56,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Suriname |
436,494 |
14,500 |
NA |
2 |
| Svalbard |
2,868 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| Swaziland |
1.1 million |
14,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Sweden |
8.9 million |
6.02 million |
3.82 Million |
29 |
| Switzerland |
7.3 million |
3.85 million |
2.7 Million |
44 |
| Syria |
17.15 million |
60,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Taiwan |
22.5 million |
11.6 million |
5.0 million |
8 |
| Tajilistan |
6.7 million |
5,000 |
NA |
4 |
| Tanzania |
37.18 million |
300,000 |
NA |
6 |
| Thailand |
62.3 million |
1.2 million |
NA |
15 |
| Togo |
5.285 million |
50,000 |
NA |
3 |
| Tokelau |
1,400 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Tonga |
106,100 |
1,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1.163 million |
120,000 |
NA |
17 |
| Tunisia |
9.81 million |
400,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Turkey |
67.308 million |
2.5 million |
NA |
50 |
| Turks and Caicos |
18,738 |
NA |
NA |
14 |
| Turkmenistan |
4.6 million |
2,000 |
NA |
NA |
| Tuvalu |
11,100 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Uganda |
24.7 million |
60,000 |
NA |
2 |
| Ukraine |
48.39 million |
750,000 |
NA |
260 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2.445 million |
900,000 |
NA |
1 |
| United Kingdom |
59.8 million |
34.3 million |
17.89 Million |
<400 |
| United States |
280.5 million |
165.7 million |
124.74 Million |
7,000 |
| Uruguay |
3.386 million |
400,000 |
NA |
14 |
| Uzbekistan |
25.563 million |
100,000 |
NA |
42 |
| Vanuatu |
196,100 |
3,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Venezuela |
24.287 million |
1.3 million |
NA |
16 |
| Vietnam |
81.098 million |
400,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Virgin Islands |
123,498 |
12,000 |
NA |
50 |
| Wallis and Futuna |
15,500 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Western Sahara |
256,177 |
NA |
NA |
1 |
| Yemen |
18.701 million |
17,000 |
NA |
1 |
| Zambia |
9.959 million |
25,000 |
NA |
5 |
| Zimbabwe |
11.376 million |
100,000 |
NA |
6 | |
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