Internet users in Ecuador

77.2% of the population of Ecuador 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
Ecuador, 2024 77.2% % of population
Change from 2023 +4.5percentage points 2023: 72.7%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 105th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Ecuador 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 EcuadorWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 77.2% 71.2%
2023 72.7% 69.2%
2022 69.7% 67.0%
2021 69.1% 63.8%
2020 70.7% 60.1%
2019 59.2% 53.9%
2018 57.5% 49.4%
2017 55.8% 46.3%
2016 54.1% 43.6%
2015 48.9% 39.9%
2014 45.6% 37.4%
2013 40.3% 35.3%
2012 35.1% 33.3%
2011 31.4% 30.9%
2010 29.0% 28.4%
2009 24.6% 25.3%
2008 18.8% 22.8%
2007 10.8% 20.2%
2006 7.2% 17.2%
2005 6.0% 15.6%
2004 4.8% –
2003 4.5% –
2002 4.3% –
2001 2.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.5 percentage points from 72.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 45.6%, the figure has changed by +31.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Ecuador has the 105th 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 Ecuador
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