Internet use rate, urban areas

Globally, 85 per cent of urban dwellers use the Internet in 2025, compared to just over half of the rural population (58 per cent).

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International Telecommunication Union. (2025). Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Internet use in urban and rural areas. Retrieved September 14, 2026, from https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-internet-use-in-urban-and-rural-areas/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_Y4PNA9CYSNZZRVG5NXTE16BKQY

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International Telecommunication Union. "Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Internet use in urban and rural areas." 2025, https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-internet-use-in-urban-and-rural-areas/. Accessed 14 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_Y4PNA9CYSNZZRVG5NXTE16BKQY.

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Chicago

International Telecommunication Union. "Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Internet use in urban and rural areas." 2025. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-internet-use-in-urban-and-rural-areas/. Accessed September 14, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_Y4PNA9CYSNZZRVG5NXTE16BKQY.

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@misc{itu2025internet16bkqy, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Measuring digital development: Facts and Figures 2025 - Internet use in urban and rural areas}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_Y4PNA9CYSNZZRVG5NXTE16BKQY}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2025/10/15/ff25-internet-use-in-urban-and-rural-areas/. Accessed September 14, 2026.} }

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