Africa Internet Facebook Usage and Population Statistics

AFRICA

Africa is the second-largest continent, after Asia, in size and
population; located south of Europe and bordered to the west
by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east by the Indian Ocean.

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Links to the African Continent - 58 countries and regions

1,073,380,925 population estimate for Africa in 2012.

167,385,751 Internet users in Africa on Dec 31, 2012, a 15.6% penetration rate.

51,612,460 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, a 4.8% penetration rate.

Internet Usage and Population Statistics for Africa

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African Country Guide from Stanford University

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ALGERIA

DZ - 37,367,226 population (2012) - Country Area: 2,381,741 sq km

Capital city: Algiers - population 3,445,418 (2012)

5,230,000 internet users as of June 30, 2012, 14.0% of the population, per IWS.

4,111,320 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 11.0% penetration rate.

Algeria
Algeria map and data.

Algeria Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Algeria Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

ANGOLA

AO - 20,139,765 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,246,700 sq km

Capital city: Luanda - population 2,825,311 (2012)

2,976,657 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 14.8% of the population, per IWS.

645,460 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 3.2% penetration rate.

Angola
Angola map and data.

Angola Market Report and Links
Angola Information and Search Engines.

BENIN

BJ - 9,598,787 population (2012) - Country Area: 112,622 sq km

Capital city: Porto-Novo - population 267,191 (2012)

335,957 internet users on June 30, 2012, 3.5% of the population, per IWS.

171,780 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 1.8% penetration rate.

Benin
Benin map and data.

Benin Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Benin Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

BOTSWANA

BW - 2,098,018 population (2012) - Country Area: 581,730 sq km

Capital city: Gaborone - population 231,598 (2012)

294,000 internet users as of Dec 31, 2012, 14.0% of the population, per FB.

294,000 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 14.0% penetration rate.

Botswana
Botswana map and data.

Botswana Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Botswana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Markets.

BURKINA FASO

BF - 17,275,115 population (2012) - Country Area: 267,950 sq km

Capital city: Ouagadougou - population 1,626,950 (2012)

518,253 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 3.0% of the population, per IWS.

141,740 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 0.8% penetration rate.

Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso map and data.

Burkina Faso Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Burkina Faso Internet Users and Telecommunications Markets.

BURUNDI

BI - 10,557,259 population (2012) - Country Area: 27,834 sq km

Capital city: Bujumbura - population 392,863 (2012)

176,040 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 1.7% of the population, per ITU.

41,900 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 0.4% penetration rate.

Burundi Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Burundi Internet Usage and Telecommunications Markets.

Burundi
Burundi country information.

CAMEROON

CM - 20,129,878 population (2012) - Country Area: 475,442 sq km

Capital city: Yaoundé - population 2,440,462 (2012)

1,006,494 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 5.0% of the population, per IWS.

562,480 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 2.8% penetration rate.

Cameroon Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Cameroon Internet users, data and telecommunications reports.

Cameroon Government
Cameroon Prime Minister's Website

CAPE VERDE

CV - 523,568 population (2012) - Country Area: 4,033 sq km

Capital city: Praia - population 134,900 (2012)

167,542 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 32.0% of the population, per ITU.

107,340 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 20.5% penetration rate.

Cape Verde
Cape Verde map and data.

Cape Verde
Cape Verde information page.

Africa Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Africa Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

CF - 5,057,208 population (2012) - Country Area: 622,984 sq km

Capital city: Bangui - population 734,350 (2012)

163,780 Internet users on Dec 31, 2012, 3.2% of the population, per FB.

163,780 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 3.2% penetration rate.

Central African Republic
Central African Republic map and data.

CHAD

TD - 10,975,648 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,284,000 sq km

Capital city: N'Djaména - population 1,092,066 (2012)

208,537 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.9% of the population, per IWS.

43,120 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 0.4% penetration rate.

Chad
Chad map and data.

COMOROS

KM - 737,284 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,862 sq km

Capital city: Moroni - population 50,721 (2012)

40,550 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 5.5% of the population, per IWS.

19,940 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 2.7% penetration rate.

Comoros
Map and information for Comoros.

CONGO

CG - 4,366,266 population (2012) - Country Area: 341,999 sq km

Capital city: Brazzaville - population 1,557,533 (2012)

295,132 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 6.8% of the population, per ITU.

107,640 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 2.5% penetration rate.

Congo
Congo map and information.

CONGO, Democratic Republic of the, (ex-ZAIRE)

CD - 73,599,190 population (2012) - Country Area: 2,344,798 sq km

Capital city: Kinshasa - population 9,463,749 (2012)

915,400 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 1.2% of the population, per FB.

903,020 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.2% penetration rate.

Republic Democratic of Congo
Congo Democratic Republic map and data.

COTE D'IVOIRE (Ivory Coast)

CI - 21,952,093 population (2012) - Country Area: 322,461 sq km

Capital city: Yamoussoukro - population 259,373 (2012)

968,000 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 4.4% of the population, per ITU.

Facebook subscriber data not available.

Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast map and general data.

DJIBOUTI

DJ - 774,389 population (2012) - Country Area: 23,200 sq km

Capital city: Djibouti - population 513,669 (2012)

61,320 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 7.9% of the population, per IWS.

50,140 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 6.5% penetration rate.

Djibouti
Djibouti map and general data.

EGYPT (Arab Republic of)

EG - 83,688,164 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,001,450 sq km

Capital city: Cairo - population 8,259,461 (2012)

29,809,724 Internet users for June 30, 2012, 35.6% of the population, per IWS.

12,173,540 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 14.5% penetration rate.

Egypt
Egypt map and general data.

Egypt Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Egypt Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

GQ - 685,991 population (2012) - Country Area: 28,051 sq km

Capital city: Malabo - population 187,302 (2012)

42,024 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 6.1% of the population, per ITU.

32,980 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 4.8% penetration rate.

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea map and data.

ERITREA

ER - 6,086,495 population (2012) - Country Area: 121,100 sq km

Capital city: Asmara - population 697,013 (2012)

377,363 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 6.2% of the population, per IWS.

20,940 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 0.3% penetration rate.

Eritrea
General data and Eritrea map.

ETHIOPIA

ET - 87,302,819 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,127,127 sq km

Capital City: Addis Abeba - population 3,480,229 (2012)

960,331 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.1% of the population, per IWS.

902,440 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.0% penetration rate.

Ethiopia
Ethiopia map and data.

Ethiopia Market Reports
Ethiopia Internet Marketing, Search Engines and Telecommunications.

GABON

GA - 1,608,321 population (2012) - Country Area: 267,667 sq km

Capital City: Libreville - population 797,003 (2012)

132,000 Internet users on Dec 31, 2012, 8.2% of the population, per IWS.

132,000 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 8.2% penetration rate.

Gabon
Gabon map and data.

GAMBIA, The

GM - 1,840,454 population (2012) - Country Area: 10,689 sq km

Capital city: Banjul - population 31,834 (2012)

200,057 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 10.9% of the population, per IWS.

97,280 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 5.3% penetration rate.

Gambia
Gambia map and basic data.

GHANA

GH - 25,292,392 population (2012) - Country Area: 238,538 sq km

Capital City: Accra - population 2,291,352 (2012)

3,568,757 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 14.1% of the population, per IWS.

1,630,420 Facebook subscribers for Dec 31/12, 6.4% penetration rate.

Ghana
Ghana map and data.

Ghana Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Ghana Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

Central African
Republic

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Comoros

Congo

Congo Democratic
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GUINEA

GN - 10,884,958 population (2012) - Country Area: 245,857 sq km

Capital City: Conakry - population 2,164,282 (2012)

141,504 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.3% of the population, per IWS.

68,780 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 0.6% penetration rate.

Guinea
General data and Guinea map.

GUINEA BISSAU

GW - 1,628,603 population (2012) - Country Area: 36,123 sq km

Capital City: Bissau - population 419,004 (2012)

43,484 Internet users for June 30, 2012, 2.7% of the population, per IWS.

Facebook subscribers data is not available.

Guinea Bissau
Guinea Bissau map and data.

KENYA

KE - 43,013,341 population (2012) - Country Area: 581,787 sq km

Capital City: Nairobi - population 3,476,632 (2012)

12,043,735 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 28.0% of the population, per IWS.

2,045,900 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 4.8% penetration rate.

Kenya
Kenya map and data.

Kenya Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Kenya Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

LESOTHO

LS - 1,930,493 population (2012) - Country Area: 30,355 sq km

Capital City: Maseru - population 267,559 (2012)

83,813 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 4.4% of the population, per ITU.

51,440 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 2.7% penetration rate.

Lesotho
Lesotho map and data.

Lesotho
Government online, news, and links to Lesotho.

LIBERIA

LR - 3,887,886 population (2012) - Country Area: 99,065 sq km

Capital City: Monrovia - population 1,118,264 (2012)

116,637 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 3.0% of the population, per IWS.

Facebook subscriber data is not available.

Liberia
Liberia map and data.

LIBYA

LY - 5,613,380 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,777,060 sq km

Capital city: Tripoli - population 1,018,648 (2012)

954,275 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 17.0% of the population, per IWS.

781,700 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 13.9% penetration rate.

Libya
Libya map and data.

MADAGASCAR

MG - 22,005,222 population (2012) - Country Area: 587,041 sq km

Capital city: Antananarivo - population 1,848,998 (2012)

418,099 Internet users as of June 30, 2012, 1.9% of the population, per IWS.

282,880 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.3% penetration rate.

Madagascar Profile.
Madagascar Basic Country Data.

MALAWI

MW - 16,323,044 population (2012) - Country Area: 118,480 sq km

Capital city: Lilongwe - population 781,538 (2008)

716,400 Internet users as of Jun/10, 4.4% of the population, per ITU.

203,840 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.2% penetration rate.

Malawi
Malawi map and data.

MALI

ML - 15,494,466 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,240,198 sq km

Capital city: Bamako - population 1,926,748 (2012)

414,985 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 2.7% of the population, per ITU.

212,020 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.4% penetration rate.

Mali
Mali map and data.

MAURITANIA

MR - 3,359,185 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,035,000 sq km

Capital city: Nouakchott - population 870,073 (2012)

151,163 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 4.5% of the population, per IWS.

106,200 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 3.2% penetration rate.

Mauritania
Mauritania map and data.

MAURITIUS

MU - 1,313,095 population (2012) - Country Area: 2,040 sq km

Capital city: Port Louis - population 158,965 (2012)

458,927 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 35.0% of the population, per IWS.

367,900 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 28.0% penetration rate.

Mauritius
Mauritius map and data.

MAYOTTE (FR)

YT - 223,426 population (2012) - Territorial Area: 373 sq km

Capital City: Mamoutzou - population 9,062 (2012)

19,500 Internet users on Dec 31, 2012, 8.7% penetration, per FB.

19,500 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 8.7% penetration rate.

Mayotte
Mayotte Information and map.

MOROCCO

MA - 32,309,239 population (2012) - Country Area: 458,730 sq km

Capital city: Rabat - population 1,884,917 (2012)

16,477,712 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 51.0% of the population, per IWS.

5,091,760 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 15.8% penetration rate.

Morocco
Morocco map and data.

Morocco Market Report
Morocco Internet Marketing and Search Engines.

MOZAMBIQUE

MZ - 23,515,934 population (2012) - Country Area: 799,380 sq km

Capital City: Maputo - population 1,149,666 (2012)

1,011,185 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 4.3% of the population, per IWS.

362,560 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.5% penetration rate.

Mozambique
Mozambique map and data.

Mozambique Profile
Mozambique information and history.

NAMIBIA

NA - 2,165,828 population (2012) - Country Area: 825,112 sq km

Capital city: Windhoek - population 334,580 (2012)

259,899 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 12.0% of the population, per IWS.

231,340 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 10.7% penetration rate.

Namibia
Namibia map and data.

Namibia Links
Namibia Government Information Directory.

NIGER

NE - 16,344,687 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,186,408 sq km

Capital City: Niamey - population 1,058,847 (2012)

212,480 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.3% of the population, per IWS.

63,500 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 0.4% penetration rate.

Niger
Niger map and data.

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NIGERIA

NG - 170,123,740 population (2012) - Country Area: 923,768 sq km

Capital city: Abuja - population 1,568,853 (2012)

48,366,179 Internet users for June 30, 2012, 28.4% of the population, per IWS.

6,630,200 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 3.9% penetration rate.

Nigeria
Nigeria map and data.

Nigeria
Nigeria media, newspaper list.

Nigeria Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Nigeria Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

REUNION (FR)

RE - 843,459 population (2012) - Territorial Area: 2,547 sq km

Capital city: Saint-Denis - population 137,687 (2012)

300,000 Internet users as of Jun/10, 35.6% of the population, per ITU.

240,040 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 28.5% penetration rate.

Reunion
Reunion map.

Reunion Profile
Reunion overview and facts, from the BBC.

RWANDA

RW - 11,689,696 population (2012) - Country Area: 26,338 sq km

Capital city: Kigali - population 1,168,570 (2012)

818,048 Internet users on Dec.31, 2011, 7.0% of the population, per ITU.

188,800 Facebook users on Dec 31/12, 1.6% penetration rate.

Rwanda
Rwanda map and information.

SAINT HELENA (UK)

SH - 3,687 population (2012) - Territorial Area: 410 sq km

Capital city: Jamestown - population 429 (2012)

1,217 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 33.0% of the population, per IWS.

Facebook subscriber data is not available.

St. Helena
Homepage of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

Google Saint Helene
Saint Helena search engine.

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

ST - 183,176 population (2012) - Territorial Area: 1,001 sq km

Capital city: Sao Tome - population 67,868 (2012)

36,928 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 20.2% of the population, per IWS.

6,940 Facebook users on Dec 31, 2012, 3.8% penetration rate.

Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome & Principe data and map.

SENEGAL

SN - 12,969,606 population (2012) - Country Area: 196,722 sq km

Capital City: Dakar - population 2,682,158 (2008)

2,269,681 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 17.5% of the population, per IWS.

675,820 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 5.2% penetration rate.

Senegal
Senegal map and data.

Senegal Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Senegal Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

SEYCHELLES

SC - 90,024 population (2012) - Country Area: 455 sq km

Capital city: Victoria - population 21,184 (2012)

38,854 Internet users on June 30/12, 43.2% of the population, per IWS.

27,600 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 30.7% penetration rate.

Seychelles
Seychelles map and data.

SIERRA LEONE

SL - 5,485,998 population (2012) - Country Area: 71,740 sq km

Capital City: Freetown - population 853,651 (2012)

76,880 Internet users on Dec 31, 2012, 1.4% of the population, per FB.

76,880 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 1.4% penetration rate.

Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone map and data.

SOMALIA

SO - 10,085,638 population (2012) - Country Area: 637,657 sq km

Capital City: Mogadishu - population 1,588,173 (2012)

126,070 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 1.2% of the population, per IWS.

123,480 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 1.2% penetration rate.

Somalia
Somalia map and data.

SOUTH AFRICA

ZA - 48,810,427 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,219,090 sq km

Capital City: Pretoria* - population 1,815,889 (2012)

8,500,000 Internet users Dec/12, 17.4% of the population, per WWW.

6,269,600 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 12.8% penetration rate.

Note (*): Pretoria is administrative capital; Cape Town is legislative capital;
and Bloemfontein is judicial capital.

South Africa
South Africa map and information.

Statistics South Africa
South Africa statistics.

South Africa Internet Market Report
Internet Usage, Population, Local Search Directories,
and e-Marketing in South Africa Report.

News from Africa
All Africa News.

South Africa Links

World Wide Worx (WWW)
South African Internet Technology research website.

MBendi
African business website and one of the world's top
mining, energy and international trade websites.

Askzn
South African stainless steel business directory.

SOUTH SUDAN

SS - 10,625,176 population (2012) - Country Area: 619,745 sq km

Capital City: Juba - population 508,908 (2012)

Internet users as of Dec 31/12, not available.

Facebook subscribers, data is not available.

South Sudan
South Sudan map and data.

South Sudan Net
South Sudan Data.

South Sudan Market Report
South Sudan Internet Marketing and Search Engines.

SUDAN

SD - 34,206,710 population (2012) - Country Area: 1,886,065 sq km

Capital City: Khartoum - population 2,682,431 (2012)

6,499,275 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 19.0% of the population, per IWS.

Facebook subscribers, data is not available.

Sudan
Sudan map and data.

Sudan Net
Sudan Directory.

Sudan Market Report
Sudan Internet Marketing and Search Engines.

SWAZILAND

SZ - 1,386,914 population (2012) - Country Area: 17,363 sq km

Capital city: Mbabane* - population 62,630 (2012)

251,448 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 18.1% of the population, per IWS.

89,500 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31, 2012, 6.5% penetration rate.

Note(*): Mbabane is the administrative capital; Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital.

Swaziland
Swaziland map and information.

TANZANIA

TZ - 46,912,768 population (2012) - Country Area: 945,087 sq. km.

Capital City: Dar es Salaam, - population 3,461,008 (2012)

5,629,532 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 12.0% of the population, per ITU.

705,460 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31, 2012, 1.5% penetration rate.

Tanzania
Tanzania map and information.

Tanzania Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Tanzania Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

TOGO

TG - 6,961,049 population (2012) - Country Area: 58,785 sq km

Capital City: Lomé - population 1,754,589 (2012)

356,300 Internet users as of Jun/10, 5.1% of the population, per ITU.

117,420 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31, 2012, 1.7% penetration rate.

Togo
Togo map and data.

TUNISIA

TN - 10,732,900 population (2012) - Country Area: 163,610 sq km

Capital City: Tunis - population 743,724 (2012)

4,196,564 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 39.1% of the population, per ITU.

3,328,300 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31, 2012, 31.0% penetration rate.

Tunisia
Tunisia map and data.

Tunisia Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Tunisia Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

UGANDA

UG - 33,640,833 population (2012) - Country Area: 242,554 sq km

Capital City: Kampala - population 1,604,165 (2012)

4,376,672 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 13.0% of the population, per IWS.

562,240 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31, 2012, 1.7% penetration rate.

Uganda
Uganda map and data.

Uganda Internet and Telecommunications Reports
Uganda Internet Usage and Telecommunications Market reports.

WESTERN SAHARA

EH - 522,928 population (2012) - Territorial Area: 266,000 sq km

Capital City: none* - not available (2012)

Internet Users, data not available.

Facebook users, data not available.

Note(*): Western Sahara is virtually annexed by Morocco.

Sahara
West Sahara map.

ZAMBIA

ZM - 13,817,479 population (2012) - Country Area: 752,614 sq km

Capital city: Lusaka - population 1,525,578 (2012)

1,589,010 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 11.5% of the population, per ITU.

327,600 Facebook subscribers on Dec 31/12, 2.4% penetration rate.

Zambia
Zambia map and data.

ZIMBABWE

ZW - 12,619,600 population (2012) - Country Area: 390,784 sq km

Capital city: Harare - population 1,792,083 (2012)

1,981,277 Internet users on June 30, 2012, 15.7% of the population, per IWS.

Facebook subscribers, data is not available.

Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe map and data.

Zimbabwe Market Report
Zimbabwe Internet Marketing, Search Engines and Telecommunications.

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