MIDDLE EAST

Population
( 2010 Est. )

Usage, in
Dec/2000

Internet Usage,
Latest Data

% Population
(Penetration)

User Growth
(2000-2010)

(%) of
Table

Bahrain

738,004

40,000

649,300

88.0 %

1,523.3 %

1.0 %

Iran

76,923,300

250,000

33,200,000

43.2 %

13,180.0 %

52.5 %

Iraq

29,671,605

12,500

325,000

1.1 %

2,500.0 %

0.5 %

Israel

7,353,985

1,270,000

5,263,146

71.6 %

314.4 %

8.3 %

Jordan

6,407,085

127,300

1,741,900

27.2 %

1,268.3 %

2.8 %

Kuwait

2,789,132

150,000

1,100,000

39.4 %

633.3 %

1.7 %

Lebanon

4,125,247

300,000

1,000,000

24.2 %

233.3 %

1.6 %

Oman

2,967,717

90,000

1,236,700

41.7 %

1,274.1 %

2.0 %

Palestine (West Bk.)

2,514,845

35,000

356,000

14.2 %

917.1 %

0.6 %

Qatar

840,926

30,000

436,000

51.8 %

1,353.3 %

0.7 %

Saudi Arabia

25,731,776

200,000

9,800,000

38.1 %

4,800.0 %

15.5 %

Syria

22,198,110

30,000

3,935,000

17.7 %

13,016.7 %

6.2 %

United Arab Emirates

4,975,593

735,000

3,777,900

75.9 %

414.0 %

6.0 %

Yemen

23,495,361

15,000

420,000

1.8 %

2,700.0 %

0.7 %

Gaza Strip

1,604,238

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

TOTAL Middle East

212,336,924

3,284,800

63,240,946

29.8 %

1,825.3 %

100.0 %