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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
41 Congo - Kinshasa 14.5%
40 Sierra Leone 17.1%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 22.0%
38 Liberia 22.9%
37 Bangladesh 36.1%
36 India 43.4%
35 Honduras 45.2%
34 Indonesia 53.7%
33 Philippines 53.8%
32 Algeria 63.5%
31 Gabon 63.9%
30 Colombia 69.8%
29 China 70.1%
28 Bulgaria 70.2%
27 Italy 70.5%
26 Ecuador 70.7%
25 Mexico 71.5%
24 Egypt 71.9%
23 Türkiye 77.7%
22 Greece 78.1%
21 Romania 78.5%
20 Czechia 81.3%
19 Brazil 81.3%
18 Lebanon 82.1%
17 Lithuania 83.1%
16 Poland 83.2%
15 France 84.7%
14 Russia 85.0%
13 Argentina 85.5%
12 Chile 87.5%
11 Germany 89.8%
10 United States 90.3%
9 Netherlands 91.3%
8 Finland 92.2%
7 Canada 92.3%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 92.4%
5 Spain 93.2%
4 Norway 94.6%
3 United Kingdom 94.8%
2 South Korea 96.5%
1 Saudi Arabia 97.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.