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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
31 Algeria 47.7%
19 Argentina 74.3%
36 Bangladesh 21.5%
21 Brazil 67.5%
24 Bulgaria 63.4%
5 Canada 92.7%
12 Chile 82.3%
28 China 54.3%
26 Colombia 62.3%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 8.6%
14 Czechia 78.7%
27 Ecuador 55.8%
32 Egypt 45.0%
8 Finland 87.5%
13 France 80.5%
30 Gabon 51.6%
11 Germany 84.4%
20 Greece 69.9%
35 Honduras 31.7%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 89.4%
37 India 18.2%
34 Indonesia 32.3%
25 Italy 63.1%
15 Lebanon 78.2%
38 Liberia 16.3%
16 Lithuania 77.6%
29 Mexico 53.0%
4 Netherlands 93.2%
1 Norway 96.4%
33 Philippines 41.6%
18 Poland 76.0%
23 Romania 63.7%
17 Russia 76.0%
3 Saudi Arabia 94.2%
39 Sierra Leone 9.3%
2 South Korea 95.1%
10 Spain 84.6%
22 Türkiye 64.7%
6 United Kingdom 90.4%
9 United States 87.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

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.