Internet users in Burundi

8.6% of the population of Burundi 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
Burundi, 2024 8.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.4percentage points 2023: 7.2%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 182nd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Burundi 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 BurundiWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 8.6% 71.2%
2023 7.2% 69.2%
2022 7.1% 67.0%
2021 6.8% 63.8%
2020 6.4% 60.1%
2019 6.1% 53.9%
2018 4.0% 49.4%
2017 2.7% 46.3%
2016 2.2% 43.6%
2015 2.0% 39.9%
2014 1.0% 37.4%
2013 1.3% 35.3%
2012 1.2% 33.3%
2011 1.1% 30.9%
2010 1.0% 28.4%
2009 0.9% 25.3%
2008 0.8% 22.8%
2007 0.7% 20.2%
2006 0.7% 17.2%
2005 0.5% 15.6%
2004 0.3% –
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 +1.4 percentage points from 7.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.0%, the figure has changed by +7.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Burundi has the 182nd 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 Burundi
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