Individuals using the internet (% of population)

The share of people who use the internet.

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54.6%
Improving+3.4 pts vs a year ago

Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2024 · View source

Year range 2000 – 2024

Chart of Individuals using the internet (% of population) over time. 0.6% (2000) → 54.6% (2024).

Table
Period%
2000 0.6
2001 0.8
2002 1.1
2003 1.5
2004 1.4
2005 1.8
2006 2.5
2007 3.9
2008 4.8
2009 5.9
2010 6.9
2011 8.0
2012 9.0
2013 10.0
2014 10.5
2015 15.3
2016 22.2
2017 25.1
2018 28.3
2019 32.0
2020 36.2
2021 44.5
2022 48.3
2023 51.2
2024 54.6
Sri Lanka's current situation

The latest value is 54.6% (2024). That is 3.4% compared with a year earlier and 22.6% compared with five years ago. Current status: Watch. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 53.4 · India: 70.0 · Vietnam: 84.2

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A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.

A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.

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How we calculate this

The share of people who use the internet.