Internet user growth rate in least developed countries

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20%

Global · 2019–2021

Internet user growth rate in least developed countries worldwide came in at 20% in 2019–2021 (ITU).

Original source
Publisher
ITU
Authority tier
T1 Official
Locator
Internet uptake has accelerated during the pandemic
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

What the source says

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.

International Telecommunication Union, Facts and figures 2021 · Internet uptake has accelerated during the pandemic
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APA
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_A22W5WCC3N3EBD435Z44N07JJR
MLA
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_A22W5WCC3N3EBD435Z44N07JJR.
Chicago
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_A22W5WCC3N3EBD435Z44N07JJR.
BibTeX
@misc{itu2021internetn07jjr, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Facts and figures 2021}, year = {2021}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_A22W5WCC3N3EBD435Z44N07JJR}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
International Telecommunication Union · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
Report
Facts and figures 2021
Type
Press release
Published
15 November 2021
Locator
Internet uptake has accelerated during the pandemic
Retrieved
17 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
17 September 2026
Last revision
17 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_A22W5WCC3N3EBD435Z44N07JJR