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Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin

Benin: Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0093 per 100 people
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
204th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.77 per 100 people
in 2014
All-time low
0.0093 per 100 people
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin, 1960–2024

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Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin is 0.0093 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 99.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin peaked at 1.77 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 per 100 people, in 2024.

That places Benin 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin, year by year

Year per 100 people Change
1960 0.0866 per 100 people —
1961 0.0895 per 100 people +3.3%
1962 0.0895 per 100 people +0.0%
1963 0.0895 per 100 people +0.0%
1964 0.0895 per 100 people +0.0%
1965 0.0841 per 100 people -6.1%
1966 0.0874 per 100 people +3.9%
1967 0.0874 per 100 people +0.0%
1968 0.0874 per 100 people +0.0%
1969 0.0874 per 100 people +0.0%
1970 0.1158 per 100 people +32.5%
1971 0.1202 per 100 people +3.8%
1972 0.1202 per 100 people +0.0%
1973 0.1202 per 100 people +0.0%
1974 0.1202 per 100 people +0.0%
1975 0.1573 per 100 people +30.8%
1976 0.1694 per 100 people +7.7%
1977 0.1796 per 100 people +6.1%
1978 0.1933 per 100 people +7.6%
1979 0.2061 per 100 people +6.6%
1980 0.2221 per 100 people +7.8%
1981 0.2387 per 100 people +7.5%
1982 0.2388 per 100 people +0.0%
1983 0.2385 per 100 people -0.1%
1984 0.2465 per 100 people +3.3%
1985 0.2462 per 100 people -0.1%
1986 0.2644 per 100 people +7.4%
1987 0.2812 per 100 people +6.4%
1988 0.2814 per 100 people +0.1%
1989 0.2859 per 100 people +1.6%
1990 0.28 per 100 people -2.1%
1991 0.276 per 100 people -1.4%
1992 0.281 per 100 people +1.8%
1993 0.348 per 100 people +23.8%
1994 0.393 per 100 people +12.9%
1995 0.453 per 100 people +15.3%
1996 0.511 per 100 people +12.8%
1997 0.554 per 100 people +8.4%
1998 0.565 per 100 people +2.0%
1999 0.623 per 100 people +10.3%
2000 0.7151 per 100 people +14.8%
2001 0.7964 per 100 people +11.4%
2002 0.8165 per 100 people +2.5%
2003 0.8405 per 100 people +2.9%
2004 0.8921 per 100 people +6.1%
2005 0.9051 per 100 people +1.5%
2006 0.8897 per 100 people -1.7%
2007 1.24 per 100 people +39.0%
2008 1.25 per 100 people +1.0%
2009 1.34 per 100 people +7.0%
2010 1.36 per 100 people +1.9%
2011 1.51 per 100 people +11.1%
2012 1.51 per 100 people -0.4%
2013 1.49 per 100 people -1.2%
2014 1.77 per 100 people +19.1%
2015 1.71 per 100 people -3.4%
2016 1.07 per 100 people -37.7%
2017 0.4717 per 100 people -55.8%
2018 0.3917 per 100 people -16.9%
2019 0.2822 per 100 people -28.0%
2020 0.2478 per 100 people -12.2%
2021 0.0857 per 100 people -65.4%
2022 0.0111 per 100 people -87.1%
2023 0.0101 per 100 people -8.8%
2024 0.0093 per 100 people -7.7%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.0093 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.0093 per 100 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2022 -87.1% 0.0857 per 100 people 0.0111 per 100 people
2021 -65.4% 0.2478 per 100 people 0.0857 per 100 people
2017 -55.8% 1.07 per 100 people 0.4717 per 100 people

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0878 per 100 people 0.0841 per 100 people 0.0895 per 100 people 10
1970s 0.1502 per 100 people 0.1158 per 100 people 0.2061 per 100 people 10
1980s 0.2544 per 100 people 0.2221 per 100 people 0.2859 per 100 people 10
1990s 0.4284 per 100 people 0.276 per 100 people 0.623 per 100 people 10
2000s 0.9679 per 100 people 0.7151 per 100 people 1.34 per 100 people 10
2010s 1.16 per 100 people 0.2822 per 100 people 1.77 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.0728 per 100 people 0.0093 per 100 people 0.2478 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 201 Haiti 0.0118 per 100 people compare
  2. 202 Madagascar 0.0109 per 100 people compare
  3. 203 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
  4. 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
  5. 206 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
  6. 206 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
  7. 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
  8. 206 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
  9. 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
  10. 206 Nauru 0 per 100 people compare
  11. 206 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin?
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people in Benin was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adoption of communication technologies per 100 people recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest adoption of communication technologies per 100 people recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 per 100 people in 2024.
How does Benin rank for adoption of communication technologies per 100 people?
Benin ranks 204th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is adoption of communication technologies per 100 people rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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