Internet users in Colombia

79.3% of the population of Colombia 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
Colombia, 2024 79.3% % of population
Change from 2023 +2.0percentage points 2023: 77.3%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 93.6% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 101st of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Colombia 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 ColombiaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 79.3% 71.2%
2023 77.3% 69.2%
2022 72.8% 67.0%
2021 73.0% 63.8%
2020 69.8% 60.1%
2019 65.0% 53.9%
2018 64.1% 49.4%
2017 62.3% 46.3%
2016 58.1% 43.6%
2015 55.9% 39.9%
2014 52.6% 37.4%
2013 51.7% 35.3%
2012 49.0% 33.3%
2011 40.4% 30.9%
2010 36.5% 28.4%
2009 30.0% 25.3%
2008 25.6% 22.8%
2007 21.8% 20.2%
2006 15.3% 17.2%
2005 11.0% 15.6%
2004 9.1% –
2003 7.4% –
2002 4.6% –
2001 2.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 77.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 52.6%, the figure has changed by +26.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Colombia has the 101st 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 Colombia
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