A national survey has confirmed a sharp rise in Jordan’s digital adoption, with internet usage among citizens aged five and above reaching 95.6 percent in 2024, according to Al-Ghad newspaper.
Conducted by the Department of Statistics in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, the study shows that Jordan now exceeds both the Arab average of 69.6 percent and the global average of 67.6 percent in internet penetration.
The findings mark a clear increase from 2023, when internet usage stood at 92.5 percent. The Communications and Information Technology Usage and Penetration Survey aims to build a comprehensive national database on how households and individuals use digital technologies.
Daily internet usage reached 94.8 percent in 2024. Home-based access remained dominant at 98 percent, followed by mobile usage at 65.1 percent and public place access at 47.7 percent.
The data indicates that Jordan now has around 11 million internet users, with approximately 8 million accessing the internet via smartphones. Connectivity is distributed across fibre-based wired services and wireless technologies, including 4G and 5G mobile networks.
Mobile phone adoption continues to rise. The proportion of individuals aged five and above owning a mobile phone reached 88.4 percent, exceeding both the Arab average of 83.1 percent and the global average of 79.7 percent. Nearly all households—99.6 percent—now have at least one mobile phone, while 97.5 percent own at least one smartphone.
In contrast, landline ownership has dropped to just 3.7 percent, reflecting the widespread shift toward mobile communication.
Computer usage is also increasing. The percentage of households with at least one computer device reached 42.4 percent in 2024, up from 36.4 percent in 2023. Laptops remain the most common at 34.3 percent, followed by tablets at 21.6 percent and desktop computers at 15.2 percent.
Overall, 34.7 percent of Jordanians aged five and above now use computers, compared with 30.7 percent a year earlier, highlighting the country’s accelerating digital transformation.
