Internet users in Bhutan

91.3% of the population of Bhutan 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
Bhutan, 2024 91.3% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.3percentage points 2023: 90.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 49th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Bhutan 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 BhutanWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 91.3% 71.2%
2023 90.0% 69.2%
2022 88.4% 67.0%
2021 85.6% 63.8%
2020 76.9% 60.1%
2019 74.2% 53.9%
2018 63.5% 49.4%
2017 54.3% 46.3%
2016 46.5% 43.6%
2015 39.8% 39.9%
2014 30.3% 37.4%
2013 22.4% 35.3%
2012 15.6% 33.3%
2011 14.4% 30.9%
2010 13.6% 28.4%
2009 7.2% 25.3%
2008 6.6% 22.8%
2007 5.9% 20.2%
2006 4.5% 17.2%
2005 3.8% 15.6%
2004 3.2% –
2003 2.4% –
2002 1.7% –
2001 0.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 90.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 30.3%, the figure has changed by +61.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Bhutan has the 49th 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 Bhutan
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