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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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
42 Congo - Kinshasa 3.8%
41 Sierra Leone 6.3%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 7.6%
39 Liberia 10.0%
38 Bangladesh 12.4%
37 India 14.9%
36 Indonesia 22.1%
35 Yemen 24.1%
34 Honduras 27.1%
33 Philippines 36.9%
32 Egypt 37.8%
31 Algeria 38.2%
30 Gabon 45.8%
29 Ecuador 48.9%
28 China 50.3%
27 Türkiye 53.7%
26 Romania 55.8%
25 Colombia 55.9%
24 Bulgaria 56.7%
23 Mexico 57.4%
22 Italy 58.1%
21 Brazil 58.3%
20 Greece 66.8%
19 Poland 68.0%
18 Argentina 68.0%
17 Saudi Arabia 69.6%
16 Russia 70.1%
15 Lithuania 71.4%
14 Lebanon 74.0%
13 United States 74.6%
12 Czechia 75.7%
11 Chile 76.6%
10 France 78.0%
9 Spain 78.7%
8 Hong Kong SAR China 84.9%
7 Finland 86.4%
6 Germany 87.6%
5 South Korea 89.9%
4 Canada 90.0%
3 Netherlands 91.7%
2 United Kingdom 92.0%
1 Norway 96.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015

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.