67.4%
Internet penetration in Tonga in 2024, the latest available observation in this series.
Internet penetration history · TON
Tonga internet penetration over time
The latest verified observation is 67.4% in 2024. The available series begins at 0% in 1990, a net change of 67.4 percentage points.
31 VERIFIED OBSERVATIONS · ITU VIA WDIQuick answers
+67.4 pp
Change between the first available observation in 1990 and the latest in 2024.
+15.9 pp
From 2019 to 2024, the observed rate changed by 15.9 percentage points, from 51.6% to 67.4%.
The first observation at or above 50% is 2019 (51.6%). The available observations never reach 75%.
Historical trend
Each point is an official observation returned by World Bank WDI for IT.NET.USER.ZS. Lines connect observed points for readability; they do not create data for missing years.
Year-by-year internet penetration
| Year | Internet users |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 67.4% |
| 2023 | 64.1% |
| 2022 | 61.6% |
| 2021 | 57.5% |
| 2020 | 54.5% |
| 2019 | 51.6% |
| 2018 | 48.8% |
| 2017 | 46.2% |
| 2016 | 40% |
| 2015 | 38.7% |
| 2014 | 36% |
| 2013 | 32.8% |
| 2012 | 30% |
| 2011 | 25% |
| 2010 | 16% |
| 2009 | 10% |
| 2008 | 8.1% |
| 2007 | 7.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% |
| 2005 | 4.9% |
| 2004 | 4% |
| 2003 | 3% |
| 2002 | 2.9% |
| 2001 | 2.8% |
| 2000 | 2.4% |
| 1999 | 1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1% |
| 1990 | 0% |
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What this measure means
On World Discovery, “internet penetration rate” and “internet users” both refer to the share of individuals who used the internet, matching World Development Indicators code IT.NET.USER.ZS. It is a population-use measure; it is not the same as fixed-broadband subscriptions, mobile subscriptions, connection speed or household access.
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Internet penetration here means individuals using the internet (% of population). It is reported as % of population. The indicator definition is: Individuals who have used the Internet from any location in the last 3 months.
This series is useful for questions such as “How has internet access changed in Tonga?” and “What is Tonga’s latest internet penetration rate?” It does not estimate people missing from the official observations.
Compare Tonga with similar regional rates
These East Asia & Pacific countries have the closest latest observed internet-penetration rates in the same verified history dataset. The links are based on data proximity, not a claim of social or economic similarity.
Philippines
67.3% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with Tonga.
Cambodia
68.5% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with Tonga.
Marshall Islands
65.9% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with Tonga.
Lao PDR
65.6% in 2024. Compare its verified historical internet-penetration series with Tonga.
Tonga in East Asia & Pacific
Among the 26 countries from East Asia & Pacific present in this verified 2024 dataset, Tonga ranks 20th. Its 67.4% observation is 17.2 percentage points below the regional median of 84.6%. This comparison only describes countries present in this same-year dataset.
Closest same-region observations: Philippines (67.3%) · Cambodia (68.5%) · Marshall Islands (65.9%).
Source and methodology
Indicator: IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals using the Internet (% of population).
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, surfaced through World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI), Indicators API v2. License: CC BY-4.0.
Values are kept at their official observation years. Missing years are not backfilled, averaged or interpolated. This page is a historical observation series, not a revision comparison.
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Countries to compare with Tonga
Move through the 2024 ranking or compare Tonga with nearby values in East Asia & Pacific.
St. Lucia
68.2% in 2024 · 0.8 percentage points higher than Tonga.
Philippines
67.3% in 2024 · 0.2 percentage points lower than Tonga.
Philippines
67.3% in 2024 · 0.2 percentage points lower than Tonga.
Cambodia
68.5% in 2024 · 1 percentage points higher than Tonga.