Internet users in Bangladesh

53.4% of the population of Bangladesh used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Bangladesh, 2024 53.4% % of population
Change from 2023 +8.9percentage points 2023: 44.5%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 143rd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Bangladesh over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2001 to 2025
Period BangladeshWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 53.4% 71.2%
2023 44.5% 69.2%
2022 41.6% 67.0%
2021 38.9% 63.8%
2020 36.1% 60.1%
2019 30.4% 53.9%
2018 25.6% 49.4%
2017 21.5% 46.3%
2016 16.9% 43.6%
2015 12.4% 39.9%
2014 9.1% 37.4%
2013 6.6% 35.3%
2012 5.0% 33.3%
2011 4.5% 30.9%
2010 3.7% 28.4%
2009 3.1% 25.3%
2008 2.5% 22.8%
2007 1.8% 20.2%
2006 1.0% 17.2%
2005 0.2% 15.6%
2004 0.2% –
2003 0.2% –
2002 0.1% –
2001 0.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +8.9 percentage points from 44.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 9.1%, the figure has changed by +44.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Bangladesh has the 143rd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Bangladesh
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database