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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
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Latest value · 2024
53.4%
+8.9 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
37 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+44.4 pp
vs World
−20.2 pp
World: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bangladesh · World
+44.4 pp since 2014
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Bangladesh | Change | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Internet users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Norway | 99.0% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 97.6% | |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 96.2% | |
| 5 | Canada | 93.9% | |
| 6 | Spain | 93.9% | |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | 93.1% | |
| 8 | Finland | 92.8% | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 92.1% | |
| 10 | Germany | 91.4% | |
| 11 | United States | 91.3% | |
| 12 | Chile | 90.2% | |
| 13 | Russia | 88.2% | |
| 14 | Argentina | 87.2% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 86.9% | |
| 16 | France | 86.1% | |
| 17 | Poland | 85.4% | |
| 18 | Romania | 83.6% | |
| 19 | Czechia | 82.7% | |
| 20 | Lebanon | 82.7% | |
| 21 | Türkiye | 81.4% | |
| 22 | Brazil | 80.7% | |
| 23 | Greece | 78.5% | |
| 24 | Mexico | 75.6% | |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 75.3% | |
| 26 | Italy | 74.9% | |
| 27 | China | 73.1% | |
| 28 | Colombia | 73.0% | |
| 29 | Algeria | 72.2% | |
| 30 | Egypt | 72.1% | |
| 31 | Ecuador | 69.1% | |
| 32 | Philippines | 66.9% | |
| 33 | Gabon | 65.8% | |
| 34 | Indonesia | 62.1% | |
| 35 | Honduras | 52.0% | |
| 36 | India | 49.3% | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 38.9% | |
| 38 | Congo - Brazzaville | 30.0% | |
| 39 | Liberia | 26.4% | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 18.7% | |
| 41 | Congo - Kinshasa | 16.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
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.
Education & commute
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