Internet users in Cayman Islands

81.1% of the population of Cayman Islands used the internet in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Cayman Islands is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Cayman Islands, 2017 81.1% % of population
Change from 2016 +2.1percentage points 2016: 79.0%
World, 2017 46.3% Official aggregate

Internet users in Cayman Islands 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), 2005 to 2025
Period Cayman IslandsWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 81.1% 46.3%
2016 79.0% 43.6%
2015 77.0% 39.9%
2014 74.1% 37.4%
2013 71.4% 35.3%
2012 69.7% 33.3%
2011 69.5% 30.9%
2010 66.0% 28.4%
2009 64.5% 25.3%
2008 61.0% 22.8%
2007 52.0% 20.2%
2006 44.5% 17.2%
2005 38.0% 15.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 79.0% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 52.0%, the figure has changed by +29.1 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 46.3%.

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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 2017 for Cayman Islands
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