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Digital & energy access · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income

Pakistan: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 57.3% (2024), 143rd of 188 in the world and 20th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 76.9 (2024), 168th of 210 in the world and 16th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 1.5 (2024), 163rd of 208 in the world and 20th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.

Internet users57.3%2024 · world 143/188 · region 20/21Mobile subscriptions76.92024 · world 168/210 · region 16/23Fixed broadband1.52024 · world 163/208 · region 20/23Fixed telephone1.02024 · world 169/213 · region 22/23
Internet users
PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%1995200020052010201520202025Pakistan57.3%Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
PakistanMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Pakistan76.9Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanLower-middle incomeWorld
12 indicators

Digital & energy access: Pakistan in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; 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 population57.3%2024143/18820/211.3%20018.0%18.9%+47.3 ppsince 201463.7%62.9%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people76.92024168/21016/230.249.874.7+21%since 2014107.189.9111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people1.52024163/20820/23·0.41.0+56%since 20149.75.020.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people1.02024169/21322/232.03.11.2−56%since 201410.23.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people1102024164/21519/23·169+4,805%since 20141,17971716,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population95.7%2024151/21518/2372.8%87.1%94.5%+5.6 ppsince 201496.8%91.4%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population94.0%2024146/21118/2262.6%82.1%91.5%+8.2 ppsince 201494.0%88.0%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population98.4%2024159/21320/2393.6%96.5%99.6%+0.5 ppsince 201499.4%96.2%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population51.0%2024138/19219/2224.0%36.0%48.0%+12.0 ppsince 201477.8%63.8%75.4%
Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person493 kWh2024123/14919/20333 kWh398 kWh518 kWh+18%since 20142,428 kWh928 kWh3,708 kWh
Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person389 kgoe2024134/15018/20411 kgoe432 kgoe454 kgoe−11%since 20141,622 kgoe640 kgoe1,892 kgoe
Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output15.2%202441/1498/2024.3%16.2%14.3%−1.3 ppsince 201414.4%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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Pakistan and its neighbours

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

IndicatorPakistanIndiaChinaIranAfghanistan
Internet users57.3%202470.0%202591.6%202585.3%202416.1%2024
Mobile subscriptions76.9202479.42024131.82024174.1202460.12024
Fixed broadband1.520243.2202447.2202412.120240.12023
Fixed telephone1.020242.7202411.7202430.820240.42023
Secure servers11020241,21220241,41320247,2262024412024
Electricity access95.7%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%202487.8%2024
Electricity access, rural94.0%202499.9%2024100.0%2024100.0%202484.6%2024
Electricity access, urban98.4%2024100.0%2024100.0%2024100.0%202497.0%2024
Clean cooking51.0%202481.0%202490.0%202499.0%202430.0%2024
India: digital & energy accessChina: digital & energy accessIran: digital & energy accessAfghanistan: digital & energy access
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