MIDDLE EAST

Population
( 2009 Est. )

Usage, in
Dec/2000

Internet Usage,
Latest Data

% Population
(Penetration)

User Growth
(2000-2009)

(%) of
Table

Bahrain

728,709

40,000

402,900

55.3 %

907.3 %

0.7 %

Iran

66,429,284

250,000

32,200,000

48.5 %

12,780.0 %

56.1 %

Iraq

28,945,569

12,500

300,000

1.0 %

2,300.0 %

0.5 %

Israel

7,233,701

1,270,000

5,263,146

72.8 %

314.4 %

9.2 %

Jordan

6,269,285

127,300

1,500,500

23.9 %

1,078.7 %

2.6 %

Kuwait

2,692,526

150,000

1.000,000

37.1 %

566.7 %

1.7 %

Lebanon

4,017,095

300,000

945,000

23.5 %

215.0 %

1.6 %

Oman

3,418,085

90,000

465,000

13.6 %

416.7 %

0.8 %

Palestine (West Bk.)

2,461,267

35,000

355,500

14.4 %

915.7 %

0.6 %

Qatar

833,285

30,000

436,000

52.3 %

1,353.3 %

0.8 %

Saudi Arabia

28,686,633

200,000

7,700,000

26.8 %

3,750.0 %

13.4 %

Syria

21,762,978

30,000

3,565,000

16.4 %

11,783.3 %

6.2 %

United Arab Emirates

4,798,491

735,000

2,922,000

60.9 %

297.6 %

5.1 %

Yemen

22,858,238

15,000

370,000

1.6 %

2,366.7 %

0.6 %

TOTAL Middle East

202,687,005

3,284,800

57,425,046

28.3 %

1,648.2 %

100.0 %