Tunisia: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 76.5% (2024), 111th of 188 in the world and 17th of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 117.6 (2024), 99th of 210 in the world and 12th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa. Fixed broadband is 15.0 (2024), 101st of 208 in the world and 7th of 23 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Digital & energy access: Tunisia 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.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 76.5%2024 | 111/188 | 17/21 | 2.8% | 36.8% | 68.6% | +30.3 ppsince 2014 | 63.7% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 117.62024 | 99/210 | 12/23 | 1.2 | 103.2 | 124.0 | −7.2%since 2014 | 107.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 15.02024 | 101/208 | 7/23 | 0.02002 | 4.5 | 11.1 | +197%since 2014 | 9.7 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 16.02024 | 77/213 | 9/23 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 12.8 | +90%since 2014 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 9122024 | 110/215 | 6/23 | · | 6 | 324 | +4,472%since 2014 | 1,179 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 108/215 | 15/23 | 94.8% | 99.5% | 99.9% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 96.8% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 109/211 | 15/22 | 86.8% | 98.6% | 99.7% | +0.6 ppsince 2014 | 94.0% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 121/213 | 17/23 | 99.4% | 99.9% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.4% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 41/192 | 11/22 | 94.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 77.8% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 1,570 kWh2024 | 96/149 | 14/20 | 971 kWh | 1,348 kWh | 1,423 kWh | +8.8%since 2014 | 2,428 kWh | 928 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 841 kgoe2024 | 100/150 | 14/20 | 748 kgoe | 956 kgoe | 897 kgoe | −11%since 2014 | 1,622 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 21.0%2024 | 17/149 | 3/20 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 17.4% | +6.2 ppsince 2014 | 14.4% | 14.4% | 6.9% |
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+30.3 pp76.5% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+197%15.0 in 2024
- Secure servers+4,472%912 in 2024
- Electricity access+0.2 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+6.2 pp21.0% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
Tunisia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Tunisia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tunisia | Algeria | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 76.5%2024 | 77.4%2024 | 82.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 117.62024 | 115.52024 | 193.02022 |
| Fixed broadband | 15.02024 | 13.32024 | 4.52022 |
| Fixed telephone | 16.02024 | 14.82024 | 16.92022 |
| Secure servers | 9122024 | 1192024 | 3892024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 77.4%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 0.8%2012 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 95.0%2024 |