These charts and tables provides a descriptive analysis of the
internet based questions for formal, informal and other households from
2009-2024 using the GHS provided by Statistics SA.
1 Internet
Connection Trends - Charts
1.1 Internet Connection
in the Household
1.2 Internet use at a
Library, Community Hall or Thusong Centre
1.3 Internet for students
at a School, University or College
1.4 Internet at Place of
Work
1.5 Internet Café 2km or
less from the household
1.6 Internet Café more
than 2km from the household
1.7 Any place via a
mobile cellular phone
1.8 Other Internet
Services
2 Internet
Connection Trends - Tables
2.1 Internet Connection
in the Household
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Formal
Yes
194,956
239,308
240,442
242,995
265,042
305,072
287,989
323,543
370,742
370,181
313,520
320,931
401,240
528,001
607,190
689,743
No
538,486
586,960
625,096
624,436
605,014
585,733
613,887
585,022
561,060
604,024
702,986
714,308
697,475
601,432
526,571
469,745
Unspecified
2,963
2,259
1,308
400
11,278
705
707
1,229
12,484
1,727
0
1,956
0
0
0
0
Informal
Yes
1,285
861
911
1,439
2,834
2,467
4,242
2,093
4,715
6,569
3,342
2,704
0
5,946
10,053
12,164
No
194,562
192,825
183,819
184,099
193,704
187,205
203,411
227,551
224,409
232,217
246,937
236,867
220,880
222,376
255,401
259,760
Unspecified
2,567
1,140
1,363
0
3,678
317
2,296
2,230
911
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
—
934,818
1,023,353
1,052,937
1,053,369
1,081,550
1,081,499
1,112,532
1,141,667
1,174,323
1,214,717
1,266,785
1,276,765
1,319,595
1,357,754
1,399,215
1,431,412
2.2 Internet use at a
Library, Community Hall or Thusong Centre
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Formal
Yes
38,889
77,846
59,116
50,821
36,514
23,468
27,869
19,238
18,177
36,784
90,104
25,664
83,731
23,502
52,275
48,405
No
694,553
748,421
806,421
816,609
833,542
867,337
874,007
889,327
913,626
937,420
926,402
1,009,574
1,014,983
1,105,930
1,081,486
1,111,084
Unspecified
2,963
2,259
1,308
400
11,278
705
707
1,229
12,484
1,727
0
1,956
0
0
0
0
Informal
Yes
3,041
14,669
8,158
3,459
3,212
3,365
2,522
4,736
2,138
7,855
4,559
2,410
2,891
5,971
3,149
11,723
No
192,806
179,018
176,572
182,079
193,326
186,307
205,132
224,907
226,986
230,932
245,720
237,161
217,989
222,351
262,305
260,201
Unspecified
2,567
1,140
1,363
0
3,678
317
2,296
2,230
911
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
—
934,818
1,023,353
1,052,937
1,053,369
1,081,550
1,081,499
1,112,532
1,141,667
1,174,323
1,214,717
1,266,785
1,276,765
1,319,595
1,357,754
1,399,215
1,431,412
2.3 Internet for students
at a School, University or College
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Formal
Yes
103,156
131,480
127,543
104,867
114,754
115,563
111,655
87,322
97,483
73,855
99,520
68,369
100,347
97,930
97,256
98,150
No
630,285
694,788
737,995
762,564
755,302
775,243
790,222
821,242
834,320
900,349
916,986
966,869
998,367
1,031,503
1,036,505
1,061,339
Unspecified
2,963
2,259
1,308
400
11,278
705
707
1,229
12,484
1,727
0
1,956
0
0
0
0
Informal
Yes
2,280
10,901
9,502
3,185
7,683
6,288
13,724
8,579
4,769
9,997
5,743
2,410
14,381
7,443
6,936
11,970
No
193,567
182,785
175,227
182,353
188,855
183,383
193,930
221,065
224,355
228,789
244,536
237,161
206,499
220,879
258,518
259,954
Unspecified
2,567
1,140
1,363
0
3,678
317
2,296
2,230
911
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
—
934,818
1,023,353
1,052,937
1,053,369
1,081,550
1,081,499
1,112,532
1,141,667
1,174,323
1,214,717
1,266,785
1,276,765
1,319,595
1,357,754
1,399,215
1,431,412
2.4 Internet at Place of
Work
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Formal
Yes
240,899
321,863
299,715
336,243
303,601
288,660
251,923
285,160
247,264
265,643
333,084
207,364
259,748
218,007
301,559
274,079
No
492,543
504,405
565,823
531,188
566,455
602,145
649,953
623,405
684,539
708,562
683,421
827,874
838,966
911,425
832,202
885,410
Unspecified
2,963
2,259
1,308
400
11,278
705
707
1,229
12,484
1,727
0
1,956
0
0
0
0
Informal
Yes
6,096
17,190
14,061
3,769
3,136
9,362
12,289
11,250
19,132
14,946
23,252
11,154
10,820
21,748
13,445
13,202
No
189,751
176,496
170,668
181,770
193,402
180,309
195,364
218,394
209,993
223,840
227,027
228,416
210,060
206,574
252,009
258,722
Unspecified
2,567
1,140
1,363
0
3,678
317
2,296
2,230
911
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
—
934,818
1,023,353
1,052,937
1,053,369
1,081,550
1,081,499
1,112,532
1,141,667
1,174,323
1,214,717
1,266,785
1,276,765
1,319,595
1,357,754
1,399,215
1,431,412
2.5 Internet Café 2km or
less from the household
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Formal
Yes
21,711
40,733
57,667
48,070
46,851
23,642
35,524
22,929
15,171
34,226
57,068
68,489
98,342
83,377
134,465
134,837
No
711,731
785,534
807,870
819,360
823,205
867,164
866,352
885,636
916,632
939,978
959,438
966,749
1,000,373
1,046,055
999,295
1,024,651
Unspecified
2,963
2,259
1,308
400
11,278
705
707
1,229
12,484
1,727
0
1,956
0
0
0
0
Informal
Yes
3,517
7,468
2,447
1,268
3,638
1,875
3,880
6,593
2,768
7,541
0
67,789
54,136
47,800
70,106
51,810
No
192,330
186,218
182,282
184,271
192,900
187,796
203,773
223,051
226,356
231,246
250,279
171,782
166,744
180,522
195,348
220,114
Unspecified
2,567
1,140
1,363
0
3,678
317
2,296
2,230
911
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
—
934,818
1,023,353
1,052,937
1,053,369
1,081,550
1,081,499
1,112,532
1,141,667
1,174,323
1,214,717
1,266,785
1,276,765
1,319,595
1,357,754
1,399,215
1,431,412
2.6 Internet Café more
than 2km from the household