Middle East Internet Users

Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen. 

MIDDLE EAST

Population
( 2004 Est. )

Usage,
Dec/2000

Internet Usage,
Latest Data
2004

Use Growth
(2000-2004)

Penetration
(% Population)

(%) of
Users

Algeria

32,080,000

50,000

500,000

900.0 %

1.6 %

2.31%
Bahrain 699,400 40,000 195,700 389.3 % 28.0 % 0.91%
Cyprus 950,400 n/a 210,000 75.0 % 22.1 % 0.97%
Egypt

68,648,500

450,000

2,700,000

500.0 %

3.9 %

12.50%
Iran

67,477,500

250,000

4,300,000

1,620.0 %

6.4 %

19.90%
Iraq

27,139,200

n/a

12,500

0.0 %

0.0 %

0.06%
Jordan

5,642,200

127,300

475,000

273.1 %

8.4 %

2.20%
Kuwait

2,429,200

150,000

567,000

278.0 %

23.3 %

2.62%
Lebanon

4,432,000

300,000

400,000

33.3 %

9.0 %

1.85%
Libya

5,681,000

10,000

160,000

1,500.0 %

2.1 %

0.74%
Malta

383,600

n/a

120,000

200.0 %

31.3 %

0.56%
Morocco

30,552,000

100,000

800,000

700.0 %

2.6 %

3.70%
Oman

3,234,500

90,000

180,000

100.0 %

5.6 %

0.83%
Pakistan

157,056,000

133,900

1,500,000

1,020.2 %

1.0 %

6.94%
Qatar

649,600

30,000

126,000

320.0 %

19.4 %

0.58%
Saudi Arabia

22,287,100

200,000

1,500,000

650.0 %

6.7 %

6.94%
Sudan

34,222,000

30,000

300,000

900.0 %

0.9 %

1.39%
Syria

19,229,200

30,000

220,000

633.3 %

1.1 %

1.02%
Tunisia

10,001,400

100,000

630,000

530.0 %

6.3 %

2.92%
Turkey

75,058,900

2,000,000

5,500,000

175.0 %

7.3 %

25.46%
United Arab Emirates

3,341,900

735,000

1,110,200

51.0 %

33.2 %

5.14%
Yemen

16,677,800

15,000

100,000

566.7 %

0.6 %

0.46%
TOTAL

587,873,400

4,841,200

21,606,400

523%

3.70%

100%

 

Internet Users and Population stats for the Middle East

Middle East Region Population
( 2004 Est. )
Internet Users,
Latest Data
 
 Use Growth
(2000-2004)
Penetration
(% Population)
% of
Users
Total for the Middle East 587,873,400

21,606,400

523.75 %  3.70 % 2.68 %
Rest of the World 6,131,153,887 783,196,598 120.20 % 12.80 % 97.32 %
WORLD TOTAL 6,719,027,287 804,802,998 121.60 % 12.50 % 100.0 %