Prices for mobile + fixed broadband services have reached an all-time low itu.int/en/ITU-D/Stati…
New #ITUdata on the affordability of ICT services offer room for cautious optimism

Internet use in LLDCs has doubled, with opportunities to expand further itu.int/itu-d/reports/…
New #ITUdata on landlocked developing countries ahead of #LLDC3

Happy WTISD! The newly launched Int’l Telecommunication Union Facts and Figures: Focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) sheds light on some of the latest trends and #connectivity developments in #LDCs . Download the report to explore more #ITUdata on LDCs.
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Population of global offline continues steady decline to 2.6 billion people in 2023 itu.int/en/mediacentre…
Accelerating progress is key in race toward universal and #MeaningfulConnectivity
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Despite the rise of mobile broadband, fixed broadband accounts for 83% of all traffic
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The gender digital divide persists.
Women account for a disproportionate share of the global offline population, outnumbering male non-users by 17%.
#ITUdata : itu.int/itu-d/reports/… #InvestInWomen #CSW68

Fixed-broadband subscriptions have grown at an average annual rate of 6.7% in the past decade.
Fixed-telephone subscriptions continue their steady decline
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Broadband affordability continues to improve.
However, cost continues to be a major barrier to connectivity and a key factor driver in the global digital divide
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5G mobile network coverage has expanded to reach almost 40% of the world population since commercial deployment began in 2019.
Distribution, however, remains very uneven
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Young people continue to drive Internet usage.
In all regions, young people are more connected than the rest of the population with 79% of 15- to 24-year-olds worldwide using the Internet in 2023
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The generation gap has been shrinking in small island developing states and is also less pronounced than in the rest of the world.
#ITUdata : itu.int/itu-d/reports/… #SIDS4

68% of the male population in #SIDS use the Internet, compared to 66% among women.

Ahead of #SIDS 4, explore the latest #ITUdata from Int’l Telecommunication Union here⬇️ #SmallIslands
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Income disparities for active mobile-broadband subscriptions are wide, with 148 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in high-income countries compared to just 33 per 100 inhabitants in low-income countries
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85% of people in small island developing states were within reach of a mobile broadband network in 2023, well below the world average.
Only 43% of the population in rural areas had access to a 4G signal.
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#SIDS4

The gender digital divide is narrower in small island developing states than in the rest of the world
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The urban-rural gap has barely improved in recent years with 81% of urban dwellers using the Internet in 2023 vs only 50% of the population in rural areas worldwide
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Cost continues to be a major barrier to connectivity in small island developing states.
Broadband is significantly less affordable than the world median
#ITUdata : itu.int/itu-d/reports/… #SIDS4

New #ITUdata report tracks small island developing states' connectivity successes and challenges towards universal and #MeaningfulConnectivity
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#SIDS4

Internet use in the rural areas of small island developing states is half that in urban areas, but growing twice as fast
#ITUdata : itu.int/itu-d/reports/… #SIDS4

Universal and #MeaningfulConnectivity is the new imperative to enable #DigitalTransformation and meet the SDGs.
Track country and global progress towards UMC with this new #ITUdata dashboard itu.int/umcdashboard