Internet users in Bulgaria
82.4% of the population of Bulgaria used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Bulgaria, 2024
82.4%
Change from 2023
+2.0percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
92.2%
Position in 2024
90th of 182
Internet users in Bulgaria 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.
| Period | Bulgaria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 80.4% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | – |
| 2003 | 12.0% | – |
| 2002 | 9.1% | – |
| 2001 | 7.6% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 80.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 55.5%, the figure has changed by +26.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Bulgaria has the 90th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.
More for Bulgaria
All statistics for Bulgaria
Internet use in the last three months
86.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Households with internet access
92.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Fixed broadband subscriptions
37.0 per 100 people
2023 · World Bank
Daily internet use
82.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Basic digital skills
38.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Online shopping
51.2%
2025 · Eurostat