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In 2020, 36 percent of individuals in Nigeria used the internet, up from 9.3 percent in 2009. In 2020, Nigeria's population amounted to approximately 217 million people.

Percentage of population using the internet in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020

Characteristic	Percentage of individuals using the internet
2020	36%
2019	42%
2018	42%
2017	42%
2016	25.67%
2015	36%
2014	21%
2013	19.1%
2012	16.1%
2011	13.8%
2010	11.5%
2009	9.3%
2008	8%
2007	6.77%
2006	5.55%
2005	3.55%
2004	1.29%
2003	0.56%
2002	0.32%
2001	0.09%
2000	0.06%

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2022

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Nigeria

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2000 to 2020

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