17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet, in percentage
Compared to 2010 in 2019, the proportion of individuals using the Internet increased by 35.1 percentage points from 46.0 percent to 81.1 percent.
In 2019, the number of individuals using the internet were totally 8,112.8 thousand people, from which 52.2 percent were men and 47.8 percent were women. The highest level of indicator registered in Baku city 91.7 percent, and the lowest level in the Yukhari Karabakh economic region 74.8 percent.
In 2019, the indicator was 85.9 percent in urban areas and 74.6 percent in rural areas. In 2019, 69.8 percent of users connected to the Internet at homes (apartments), 2.7 percent in internet clubs, 17.3 percent in workplaces, 7.1 percent in educational institutions, 0.6 percent in libraries and 2.5 percent in other places. On average, the proportion of individuals using the Internet every day in the total number of Internet users was 82.0 percent.
Currently, 39.9 percent of Internet users are young people under 24 years of age, 25.8 percent are in 25-35 age group and 34.2 percent are in 36-64 age group. The share of users in the age 64 and above is 0.1 percent.