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Internet users in Bangladesh

1990 – 2024 · 29 data points 37 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · World
+44.4 pp since 2014
Bangladesh World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Internet users · percent
Bangladesh
53.4%
World
73.6% · 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bangladesh · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 53.4% · 2024
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 53.4% · 2024
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearBangladeshChange World
2024 53.4% +8.9 pp 71.2%
2023 44.5% +2.9 pp 69.2%
2022 41.6% +2.7 pp 67.0%
2021 38.9% +2.8 pp 63.8%
2020 36.1% +5.7 pp 60.1%
2019 30.4% +4.8 pp 53.9%
2018 25.6% +4.1 pp 49.4%
2017 21.5% +4.6 pp 46.3%
2016 16.9% +4.5 pp 43.6%
2015 12.4% +3.3 pp 39.9%
2014 9.1% +2.4 pp 37.4%
2013 6.6% +1.6 pp 35.3%
2012 5.0% +0.5 pp 33.3%
2011 4.5% +0.8 pp 30.9%
2010 3.7% +0.6 pp 28.4%
2009 3.1% +0.6 pp 25.3%
2008 2.5% +0.7 pp 22.8%
2007 1.8% +0.8 pp 20.2%
2006 1.0% +0.8 pp 17.2%
2005 0.2% +0.0 pp 15.6%
2004 0.2% +0.0 pp —
2003 0.2% +0.0 pp —
2002 0.1% +0.0 pp —
2001 0.1% +0.1 pp —
2000 0.1% +0.0 pp —
1999 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1998 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1997 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1990 0.0% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
29 Algeria 77.4%
16 Argentina 89.7%
37 Bangladesh 53.4%
24 Brazil 84.5%
26 Bulgaria 82.4%
11 Canada 94.4%
7 Chile 95.6%
14 China 92.0%
28 Colombia 79.3%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 47.3%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 19.7%
21 Czechia 87.7%
30 Ecuador 77.2%
31 Egypt 74.6%
12 Finland 93.7%
19 France 88.7%
33 Gabon 68.7%
13 Germany 93.5%
23 Greece 86.3%
36 Honduras 58.6%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 95.8%
35 India 64.9%
32 Indonesia 72.8%
17 Italy 89.2%
27 Lebanon 80.6%
39 Liberia 32.2%
18 Lithuania 89.2%
25 Mexico 83.1%
4 Netherlands 97.0%
2 Norway 99.0%
34 Philippines 67.3%
20 Poland 88.6%
15 Romania 91.3%
10 Russia 94.4%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 25.1%
3 South Korea 97.9%
5 Spain 95.8%
22 Türkiye 87.3%
8 United Kingdom 95.5%
9 United States 94.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

What it means

The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.

How it is calculated

Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.