Internet users in Barbados

70.4% of the population of Barbados used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Barbados, 2024 70.4% % of population
Change from 2023 +0.7percentage points 2023: 69.7%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 119th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Barbados 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 BarbadosWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 70.4% 71.2%
2023 69.7% 69.2%
2022 69.1% 67.0%
2021 69.5% 63.8%
2020 69.9% 60.1%
2019 70.3% 53.9%
2018 70.7% 49.4%
2017 71.1% 46.3%
2016 71.6% 43.6%
2015 72.0% 39.9%
2014 71.9% 37.4%
2013 71.8% 35.3%
2012 71.2% 33.3%
2011 66.5% 30.9%
2010 65.1% 28.4%
2009 64.7% 25.3%
2008 61.4% 22.8%
2007 58.2% 20.2%
2006 55.3% 17.2%
2005 52.5% 15.6%
2004 49.8% –
2003 39.7% –
2002 27.8% –
2001 11.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 69.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 71.9%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Barbados has the 119th 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 Barbados
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