The percentage of households with internet access in Ethiopia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 0.8 percentage points. After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the internet penetration is estimated to reach 18.6 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Depicted is the share of housholds with internet access in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the percentage of households with internet access in countries like Zambia and Tanzania.

As of February 2025, Morocco had an internet penetration of over 92 percent, making it the country with the highest internet penetration in Africa. Libya ranked second, with 88.5 percent, followed by Seychelles with over 87 percent. On the other hand, The Central African Republic, Chad, and Burundi had the lowest prevalence of internet among their population. Varying but growing levels of internet adoption Although internet usage varies significantly across African countries, the overall number of internet users on the continent jumped to around 646 million from close to 181 million in 2014. Of those, almost a third lived in Nigeria and Egypt only, two of the three most populous countries on the continent. Furthermore, internet users are expected to surge, reaching over 1.1 billion users by 2029. Mobile devices dominate web traffic Most internet adoptions on the continent occurred recently. This is among the reasons mobile phones increasingly play a significant role in connecting African populations. As of early January 2024, around 74 percent of the web traffic in Africa was via mobile phones, over 14 percentage points higher than the world average. Furthermore, almost all African countries have a higher web usage on mobile devices compared to other devices, with rates as high as 92 percent in Sudan. This is partly due to mobile connections being cheaper and not requiring the infrastructure needed for traditional desktop PCs with fixed-line internet connections.

Fixed broadband subscriptions in Ethiopia was reported at 566206 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) in Ethiopia was reported at 0.45158 per 100 people in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Ethiopia - Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

There were more than ** million mobile data subscriptions in Ethiopia in 2023. Around half of these were 3G connections, while almost **** million used 4G networks. Adoption of 4G services is expected to accelerate into 2024, with almost **** million subscriptions forecast by the end of that year.

In the 2020/21 fiscal year there were **** million data and internet users with Ethio Telecom in Ethiopia, up *** percent from the previous year, and the highest number of subscribers they have had during the given period from 2012/13.

According to the Freedom House Index, Egypt and Ethiopia occupied the last place in internet freedom among African countries in 2023, with 28 points and 26 points out of 100 index points, respectively. South Africa was ranked first with 73 index points.