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

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.