Internet users in Dominican Republic

91.0% of the population of Dominican Republic 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
Dominican Republic, 2024 91.0% % of population
Change from 2023 +4.9percentage points 2023: 86.1%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 51st of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Dominican Republic 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 Dominican RepublicWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 91.0% 71.2%
2023 86.1% 69.2%
2022 81.5% 67.0%
2021 85.2% 63.8%
2020 81.6% 60.1%
2019 79.7% 53.9%
2018 74.8% 49.4%
2017 67.6% 46.3%
2016 63.9% 43.6%
2015 54.2% 39.9%
2014 49.6% 37.4%
2013 45.9% 35.3%
2012 42.3% 33.3%
2011 38.0% 30.9%
2010 31.4% 28.4%
2009 27.7% 25.3%
2008 20.8% 22.8%
2007 17.7% 20.2%
2006 14.8% 17.2%
2005 11.5% 15.6%
2004 8.9% –
2003 7.9% –
2002 6.8% –
2001 4.4% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.9 percentage points from 86.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 49.6%, the figure has changed by +41.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Dominican Republic has the 51st highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

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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 2024 for Dominican Republic
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