Internet users in Mexico

83.1% of the population of Mexico 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
Mexico, 2024 83.1% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.9percentage points 2023: 81.2%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 93.6% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 86th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Mexico 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 MexicoWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 83.1% 71.2%
2023 81.2% 69.2%
2022 78.6% 67.0%
2021 75.6% 63.8%
2020 71.5% 60.1%
2019 69.6% 53.9%
2018 56.7% 49.4%
2017 53.0% 46.3%
2016 59.5% 43.6%
2015 57.4% 39.9%
2014 44.4% 37.4%
2013 43.5% 35.3%
2012 39.8% 33.3%
2011 37.2% 30.9%
2010 31.1% 28.4%
2009 26.3% 25.3%
2008 21.7% 22.8%
2007 20.8% 20.2%
2006 19.5% 17.2%
2005 17.2% 15.6%
2004 14.1% –
2003 12.9% –
2002 11.9% –
2001 7.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.9 percentage points from 81.2% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 44.4%, the figure has changed by +38.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Mexico has the 86th 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 Mexico
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