Internet penetration rate in least developed countries

Over the same period, the number of Internet users in the least developed countries (LDCs) increased by 20 per cent and now accounts for 27 per cent of the population.

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International Telecommunication Union. (2021). Facts and figures 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_29JV4HN0R08YRNPWJA815R2S28

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International Telecommunication Union. "Facts and figures 2021." 2021, https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_29JV4HN0R08YRNPWJA815R2S28.

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International Telecommunication Union. "Facts and figures 2021." 2021. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_29JV4HN0R08YRNPWJA815R2S28.

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@misc{itu2021internet5r2s28, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Facts and figures 2021}, year = {2021}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_29JV4HN0R08YRNPWJA815R2S28}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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