Enabling and fostering access to and increased use of ICTs
| Target 1.1: Worldwide, 55 per cent of households should have access to the Internet by 2020 |
| Target 1.2: Worldwide, 60 per cent of individuals should be using the Internet by 2020 |
Target 1.3: Worldwide, telecommunications/ICTs should be 40 per cent more affordable by 2020 |
Target 1.1: Worldwide, 55 per cent of households should have access to the Internet by 2020 /
Target 1.2: Worldwide, 60 per cent of individuals should be using the Internet by 2020
Source: ITU Statistics
In 2015, 49% of households worldwide had access to the Internet. That figure rose to 51.5% by 2016. By the end of 2017, the figure was 53.6%. The worldwide number of households connected to the Internet benefits in particular from a strong rise in the number of connected households in developing countries and LDCs.
The proportion of individuals using the Internet worldwide in 2015 was 43.2%, which increased to 45.9% by 2016. In 2017, the proportion of individuals worldwide using the Internet was 48%.
Target 1.3: Worldwide, telecommunication/ICT should be 40 per cent more affordable by 2020
Source: Measuring the Information Society Report 2016 - ITU
In the period between 2014 and 2017, the affordability of telecommunications/ICT fell by just over 32%. If these values are broken down by developing and developed world, the respective disaggregated values are also just over 32%.
