INTERNET USERS AND POPULATION STATISTICS FOR ASIA
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| ASIA REGION |
Population
( 2009 Est. ) |
% Pop.
of World |
Internet Users,
Latest Data |
Penetration
(% Population) |
User Growth
( 2000-2009 ) |
Users %
of World |
Asia Only |
3,808,070,503 |
56.3 % |
764,435,900 |
20.1 % |
568.8 % |
42.4 % |
Rest of the World |
2,959,734,705 |
43.7 % |
1,037,894,557 |
35.1 % |
320,7 % |
57.6 % |
WORLD TOTAL |
6,767,805,208 |
100.0 % |
1,802,330,457 |
26.6 % |
399.3 % |
100.0 % |



Telecommunications and Broadband in Asia - Special Reports.
ASIA INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION |
| ASIA |
Population
( 2009 Est.) |
Internet Users,
(Year 2000) |
Internet Users,
Latest Data |
Penetration
(% Population) |
User Growth
( 2000-2009 ) |
Users (%)
in Asia |
Afganistan |
28,395,716 |
1,000 |
500,000 |
1.8 % |
49,900.0 % |
0.1 % |
Armenia |
2,967,004 |
30,000 |
191,000 |
6.4 % |
536.7 % |
0.0 % |
Azerbaijan |
8,238,672 |
12,000 |
2,444,600 |
29.7 % |
20,271.7 % |
0.3 % |
Bangladesh |
156,050,883 |
100,000 |
556,000 |
0.4 % |
456.0 % |
0.1 % |
Bhutan |
691,141 |
500 |
45,000 |
6.5 % |
8,900.0 % |
0.0 % |
Brunei Darussalem |
388,190 |
30,000 |
217,000 |
55.9 % |
623.3 % |
0.0 % |
Cambodia |
14,494,293 |
6,000 |
74,000 |
0.5 % |
1,133.3 % |
0.0 % |
China * |
1,338,612,968 |
22,500,000 |
384,000,000 |
28.7 % |
1,606.7 % |
50.2 % |
Georgia |
4,615,807 |
20,000 |
1,024,000 |
22.2 % |
5,020.0 % |
0.1 % |
Hong Kong * |
7,055,071 |
2,283,000 |
4,878,713 |
69.2 % |
113.7 % |
0.6 % |
India |
1,156,897,766 |
5,000,000 |
81,000,000 |
7.0 % |
1,520.0 % |
10.6 % |
Indonesia |
240,271,522 |
2,000,000 |
30,000,000 |
12.5 % |
1,400.0 % |
3.9 % |
Japan |
127,078,679 |
47,080,000 |
95,979,000 |
75.5 % |
103.9 % |
12.6 % |
Kazakhstan |
15,399,437 |
70,000 |
2,300,000 |
14.9 % |
3,185.7 % |
0.3 % |
Korea, North |
22,665,345 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.0 % |
Korea, South |
48,508,972 |
19,040,000 |
37,475,800 |
77.3 % |
96.8 % |
4.9 % |
Kyrgystan |
5,431,747 |
51,600 |
850,000 |
15.6 % |
1,547.3 % |
0.1 % |
Laos |
6,834,345 |
6,000 |
527,400 |
7.7 % |
8,690.0 % |
0.1 % |
Macao * |
559,846 |
60,000 |
259,000 |
46.3 % |
331.7 % |
0.0 % |
Malaysia |
25,715,819 |
3,700,000 |
16,902,600 |
65.7 % |
356.8 % |
2.2 % |
Maldives |
396,334 |
6,000 |
71,700 |
18.1 % |
1,095.0 % |
0.0 % |
Mongolia |
3,041,142 |
30,000 |
330,000 |
10.9 % |
1,000.0 % |
0.0 % |
Myanmar |
48,137,741 |
1,000 |
108,900 |
0.2 % |
10,790.0 % |
0.0 % |
Nepal |
28,563,377 |
50,000 |
499,000 |
1.7 % |
898.0 % |
0.1 % |
Pakistan |
174,578,558 |
133,900 |
18,500,000 |
10.6 % |
13,716.3 % |
2.4 % |
Philippines |
97,976,603 |
2,000,000 |
24,000,000 |
24.5 % |
1,100.0 % |
3.1 % |
Singapore |
4,657,542 |
1,200,000 |
3,370,000 |
72.4 % |
180.8 % |
0.4 % |
Sri Lanka |
21,324,791 |
121,500 |
1,163,500 |
5.5 % |
857.6 % |
0.2 % |
Taiwan |
22,974,347 |
6,260,000 |
15,143,000 |
65.9 % |
141.9 % |
2.0 % |
Tajikistan |
7,349,145 |
2,000 |
600,000 |
8.2 % |
29,900.0 % |
0.1 % |
Thailand |
65,998,436 |
2,300,000 |
16,100,000 |
24.4 % |
600.0 % |
2.1 % |
Timor-Leste |
1,131,612 |
- |
1,800 |
0.2 % |
0.0 % |
0.0 % |
Turkmenistan |
4,884,887 |
2,000 |
75,000 |
1.5 % |
3,650.0 % |
0.0 % |
Uzbekistan |
27,606,007 |
7,500 |
2,469,000 |
8.9 % |
32,820.0 % |
0.3 % |
Vietnam |
88,576,758 |
200,000 |
22,779,887 |
25.7 % |
11,289.9 % |
3.0 % |
TOTAL ASIA |
3,808,070,503 |
114,304,000 |
764,435,900 |
20.1 % |
568.8 % |
100.0 % |
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