Internet users in Laos

65.6% of the population of Laos 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
Laos, 2024 65.6% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.2percentage points 2023: 64.4%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 128th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Laos 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 LaosWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 65.6% 71.2%
2023 64.4% 69.2%
2022 64.5% 67.0%
2021 62.0% 63.8%
2020 54.0% 60.1%
2019 47.0% 53.9%
2018 36.3% 49.4%
2017 25.5% 46.3%
2016 21.9% 43.6%
2015 18.2% 39.9%
2014 14.3% 37.4%
2013 12.5% 35.3%
2012 10.7% 33.3%
2011 9.0% 30.9%
2010 7.0% 28.4%
2009 6.0% 25.3%
2008 3.6% 22.8%
2007 1.6% 20.2%
2006 1.2% 17.2%
2005 0.9% 15.6%
2004 0.4% –
2003 0.3% –
2002 0.3% –
2001 0.2% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 64.4% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 14.3%, the figure has changed by +51.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Laos has the 128th 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 Laos
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