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Internet users in Bangladesh

1990 – 2024 · 29 data points 37 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 23, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
41 Congo - Kinshasa 18.0%
40 Sierra Leone 21.5%
39 Liberia 30.4%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 41.0%
37 Bangladesh 41.6%
36 India 55.9%
35 Honduras 56.9%
34 Indonesia 66.5%
33 Gabon 67.7%
32 Ecuador 69.7%
31 Egypt 72.2%
30 Colombia 72.8%
29 Algeria 74.8%
28 Philippines 75.2%
27 China 75.6%
26 Mexico 78.6%
25 Bulgaria 79.1%
24 Brazil 80.5%
23 Lebanon 81.5%
22 Greece 83.2%
21 Türkiye 83.4%
20 Czechia 84.5%
19 Italy 85.1%
18 France 85.3%
17 Romania 85.5%
16 Poland 86.9%
15 Lithuania 87.7%
14 Argentina 88.4%
13 Russia 90.4%
12 Germany 91.6%
11 Chile 92.3%
10 Netherlands 92.5%
9 United States 92.7%
8 Finland 93.0%
7 Canada 94.0%
6 Spain 94.5%
5 United Kingdom 95.5%
4 Hong Kong SAR China 95.6%
3 South Korea 97.2%
2 Norway 99.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

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.