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Digital & energy access · South Asia · Lower-middle income

India: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 70.0% (2025), 124th of 188 in the world and 3rd of 6 in South Asia. Mobile subscriptions is 79.4 (2024), 167th of 210 in the world and 6th of 6 in South Asia. Fixed broadband is 3.2 (2024), 147th of 208 in the world and 5th of 6 in South Asia.

Internet users70.0%2025 · world 124/188 · region 3/6Mobile subscriptions79.42024 · world 167/210 · region 6/6Fixed broadband3.22024 · world 147/208 · region 5/6Fixed telephone2.72024 · world 146/213 · region 2/6
Internet users
IndiaSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025India70.0%South AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
IndiaSouth AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025India79.4South AsiaLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: India in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within South Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population70.0%2025124/1883/60.5%7.5%43.4%+55.1 ppsince 201567.8%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people79.42024167/2106/60.360.582.3+10%since 201481.789.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people3.22024147/2085/60.020010.91.6+162%since 20144.35.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people2.72024146/2132/63.12.81.4+31%since 20143.13.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1,2122024104/2153/6·2472+14,442%since 20141,12071716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population99.9%2024123/2154/660.3%76.3%96.5%+14.8 ppsince 201499.8%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population99.9%2024123/2114/649.2%68.4%95.2%+20.5 ppsince 201499.8%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population100.0%202452/2132/689.4%94.0%99.0%+2.9 ppsince 201499.9%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population81.0%2024119/1923/622.0%34.0%68.0%+35.0 ppsince 201474.3%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person1,223 kWh2024102/1491/4385 kWh629 kWh901 kWh+51%since 20141,140 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person777 kgoe2024108/1501/4395 kgoe534 kgoe628 kgoe+27%since 2014716 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output14.5%202444/1491/427.6%20.0%17.7%−3.2 ppsince 201413.8%14.4%6.9%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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No rated indicator got worse over the decade.

Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).

neighbours

India and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with India. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorIndiaChinaIndonesiaPakistanBangladeshMyanmar
Internet users70.0%202591.6%202572.8%202457.3%202453.4%202445.4%2020
Mobile subscriptions79.42024131.82024122.5202476.92024108.12024114.32024
Fixed broadband3.2202447.220244.920241.520248.120242.92024
Fixed telephone2.7202411.720241.620241.020240.220241.02024
Secure servers1,21220241,41320242,939202411020245272024242024
Electricity access99.9%2024100.0%202499.9%202495.7%202499.5%202480.4%2024
Electricity access, rural99.9%2024100.0%202499.7%202494.0%202499.6%202473.9%2024
Electricity access, urban100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202498.4%202499.5%202495.3%2024
Clean cooking81.0%202490.0%202490.0%202451.0%202429.0%202446.0%2024
China: digital & energy accessIndonesia: digital & energy accessPakistan: digital & energy accessBangladesh: digital & energy accessMyanmar: digital & energy access
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