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Population, Health and Human Well-being — Access to Information: Homes with personal computers Units: Percent (%)

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		2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983
World
World {1}		47.6	40.1	36.6	33.9	32.9	29.3	25.7	22.6	19.4	17.0	14.8	13.6	12.2	10.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
		2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983
Region/Classification
North America		..	62.3	..	56.7	51.4	42.9	..	36.9	..	..	24.2	22.8	..	..	..	15.0	..	..	..	..	8.2	..
Oceania		..	..	..	..	..	..	39.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
High Income Countries		..	62.0	..	53.4	46.2	38.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
	ISO	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995	1994	1993	1992	1991	1990	1989	1988	1987	1986	1985	1984	1983
Country
Albania	ALB	..	..	..	1.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Argentina	ARG	..	..	..	25.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Australia	AUS	67.0	66.0	61.0	58.0	53.0	50.0	47.0	..	34.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Austria	AUT	59.0	51.0	49.0	..	34.0	43.0	41.0	39.0	36.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Azerbaijan	AZE	..	..	..	24.6	23.0	21.5	21.0	9.0	6.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bahrain	BHR	..	..	..	33.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Belgium	BEL	46.0	45.7	40.9	44.6	..	..	34.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Belize	BLZ	..	..	..	..	4.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bermuda	BMU	..	..	..	52.0	50.0	42.3	36.3	31.0	26.4	22.5	19.3	16.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bhutan	BTN	5.0	5.0	5.0	2.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Bulgaria	BGR	..	7.1	..	..	4.0	..	..	..	20.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Burkina Faso	BFA	..	3.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Burundi	BDI	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.0	0.0	0.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Canada	CAN	..	67.0	64.0	59.0	55.0	49.8	45.0	39.6	31.6	28.8	25.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Chile	CHL	..	..	..	..	16.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Colombia	COL	9.3	..	..	9.8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Costa Rica	CRI	..	..	..	..	14.1	25.0	19.0	16.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Cyprus	CYP	..	42.0	36.0	32.5	28.0	..	..	13.0	..	..	..	..	..	4.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Czech Rep	CZE	29.5	26.0	25.0	..	21.4	..	13.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Denmark	DNK	79.0	79.0	72.0	70.0	65.0	60.1	53.0	48.4	45.1	36.6	33.2	27.0	23.4	..	15.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Djibouti	DJI	..	..	..	..	0.2	0.1	0.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Egypt	EGY	8.7	6.8	3.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Eritrea	ERI	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Estonia	EST	..	30.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Finland	FIN	57.0	57.0	55.0	53.0	47.0	42.6	37.8	35.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
France	FRA	50.0	46.0	37.0	32.0	27.0	23.0	19.0	16.0	15.6	14.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
French Polynesia	PYF	45.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gabon	GAB	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gambia	GMB	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Germany	DEU	63.6	61.0	57.2	53.0	47.3	44.9	30.0	26.0	24.0	19.0	15.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gibraltar	GIB	..	..	..	..	33.0	..	20.0	10.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Greece	GRC	29.0	29.0	25.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Guinea	GIN	..	..	1.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Honduras	HND	6.1	5.2	4.2	3.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Hong Kong	HKG	71.1	67.5	62.1	60.6	49.7	..	..	41.0	25.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Hungary	HUN	32.0	..	..	22.0	13.3	11.0	9.0	9.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Iceland	ISL	86.0	84.0	83.0	..	..	..	61.1	58.6	53.3	49.4	47.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Iran, Islamic Rep	IRN	..	26.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	3.2	2.0	1.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ireland	IRL	46.0	42.0	..	..	32.4	..	18.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Israel	ISR	..	..	..	..	..	40.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Italy	ITA	47.0	48.0	40.0	..	29.0	20.9	18.8	16.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Japan	JPN	..	78.0	72.0	58.0	50.5	37.7	32.6	28.8	22.3	15.6	13.9	11.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Jordan	JOR	..	..	..	9.8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Kenya	KEN	..	..	..	..	0.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Kiribati	KIR	..	..	..	5.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Korea, Rep	KOR	78.0	78.0	72.0	70.0	65.0	19.4	18.0	15.9	14.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lao People's Dem Rep	LAO	..	0.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Latvia	LVA	..	16.2	15.0	11.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Liechtenstein	LIE	..	..	40.0	35.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Luxembourg	LUX	67.0	58.0	53.0	..	43.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Macau	MAC	..	56.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Madagascar	MDG	9.0	8.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Malawi	MWI	..	..	..	..	..	20.0	12.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Malaysia	MYS	..	..	..	..	13.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Maldives	MDV	..	..	..	7.8	6.2	4.9	3.8	2.9	2.3	1.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Malta	MLT	..	..	39.1	..	34.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Martinique	MTQ	..	50.0	45.0	38.0	31.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Mauritania	MRT	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Mauritius	MUS	29.0	29.0	29.4	..	21.0	..	11.4	4.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Mexico	MEX	..	..	..	11.6	9.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Mongolia	MNG	..	10.1	5.0	3.0	2.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Morocco	MAR	11.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Myanmar	MMR	..	..	0.4	0.5	0.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Netherlands	NLD	..	69.0	69.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
New Zealand	NZL	..	..	..	47.0	..	..	32.9	27.6	24.8	21.7	18.6	17.1	15.9	13.3	11.6	11.5	9.6	8.6	6.7	..	..	..
Norway	NOR	72.0	71.0	..	..	65.0	67.0	57.0	50.0	..	39.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Palestinian Territories		26.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Papua New Guinea	PNG	..	..	..	..	0.4	0.4	0.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Peru	PER	..	7.0	4.3	5.8	5.0	5.7	4.9	3.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Philippines	PHL	..	..	12.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Poland	POL	36.0	25.0	23.1	18.9	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Portugal	PRT	41.0	38.0	37.0	31.0	27.0	21.0	17.0	14.3	13.0	11.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Qatar	QAT	..	..	..	..	..	..	35.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Réunion	REU	55.0	46.0	..	..	34.0	25.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Romania	ROU	..	11.6	6.0	4.3	2.7	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
San Marino	SMR	83.1	83.0	83.0	82.8	82.0	80.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Sao Tome & Principe	STP	..	..	..	..	..	12.0	7.0	5.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Seychelles	SYC	..	..	12.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Singapore	SGP	..	73.7	68.4	63.9	61.0	58.9	45.0	41.0	35.8	..	..	26.6	20.2	19.1	..	..	11.0	..	..	..	..	..
Slovakia	SVK	40.8	35.9	24.6	12.4	12.9	6.9	6.2	5.6	11.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Slovenia	SVN	..	62.0	55.0	46.0	46.0	42.0	35.0	32.0	24.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
South Africa	ZAF	..	..	..	8.6	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Spain	ESP	52.0	47.0	36.0	34.0	30.0	30.0	26.0	23.0	20.0	18.0	16.0	14.0	12.0	11.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
St. Lucia	LCA	..	..	..	13.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
St. Vincent & Grenadines	VCT	..	..	..	..	12.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Sudan	SDN	..	..	..	..	..	0.2	0.1	0.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Suriname	SUR	..	..	..	10.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Sweden	SWE	77.0	76.0	75.0	69.0	60.0	57.0	53.0	47.0	32.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Switzerland	CHE	..	..	..	64.2	61.0	55.0	51.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Taiwan	TWN	65.0	63.0	55.0	50.9	46.5	38.9	32.3	28.4	22.6	18.5	15.3	13.6	11.8	9.6	6.8	5.4	4.0	3.6	2.9	2.3	1.9	1.5
Thailand	THA	..	..	..	5.8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Togo	TGO	..	..	0.9	0.8	0.7	..	..	0.1	0.1	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	31.0	25.0	17.0	5.3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Tunisia	TUN	..	..	..	3.0	2.5	2.2	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey	TUR	10.3	..	..	..	12.3	..	6.5	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
United Arab Emirates	ARE	..	..	..	29.6	24.7	15.4	7.0	6.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
United Kingdom	GBR	65.0	63.2	58.0	49.0	38.0	43.0	34.0	..	27.0	25.0	..	24.0	..	21.0	..	..	..	..	..	13.0	..	..
United States	USA	..	61.8	..	56.5	51.0	42.1	..	36.6	..	..	24.1	22.8	..	..	..	15.0	..	..	..	..	8.2	..
Uruguay	URY	20.4	18.0	17.3	17.4	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Zimbabwe	ZWE	23.0	23.0	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..

Footnotes

1 - World

1991-2000: World totals for personal computers are drawn from ITU Key Global Telecom Indicators for the World Telecommunication Service Sector and then divided by ITU household figures to obtain a percentage (calculation performed by WRI). Available online at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/at_glance/KeyTelecom99.html.

2001-2004: World totals for personal computers are drawn from ITU Internet indicators: Hosts, Users and Number of PCs pdf files for 2001-2004 and then divided by ITU household figures to obtain a percentage (calculation performed by WRI). Available online at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics/.

Source

International Telecommunication Union (ITU). 2006. World Telecommunication Indicators 2005. Geneva: ITU. Available online at http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/world/world.html.