The United Nations says 37% of the world's population, or 2.9 billion people, still do not use the Internet

A report released by the United Nations on Tuesday states that by 2021, 37% of the world's population, or 2.9 billion people, will still not have access to the Internet.

The latest study estimates that 4.9 billion people will be using the Internet by 2021, up from 4.1 billion in 2019.

The latest revelation was made by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency for information and communication technology.

The ITU points out that 96% of the 2.9 billion people who have lost access to the Internet are still in developing countries, and that the vast majority of the 4.9 billion people who have access to the Internet have limited access to it.

Also, 71% of the population between the ages of 15-24 use the Internet and only 57% of all other age groups use the Internet.

The report also reveals that while only 57% of the world's female population has access to the Internet, 62% of the world's male population uses the Internet.

The ITU report further states that about 30% of the population, especially in the African region, does not have access to the Internet of any kind.

ITU General Secretary Houlin Zhao points out that although about 1 percent of the world's population now has Internet coverage, much remains to be done to maximize this value.