Republic of the Congo’s internet users rose to 47.3% of population in 2024.

Higher is better. A larger share of people online means more of the population can reach information, services and markets that increasingly sit on the internet, so a higher figure is better. The latest figure is 47.3% of population for 2024, up from 43.2% of population a year earlier, a rise of 4.1 percentage points. It is also the highest reading since 2015, when the share stood at 7.6% of population, its lowest point in that span.

Why it matters. At 47.3% of population, close to half of Congolese people can now use online services such as mobile money, messaging and information searches. Firms can reach a much larger customer base online than a decade ago, and the state can offer more public services digitally. The other half of the population remains outside these channels, so paper and in-person routes still matter for reaching them.