Internet users in Myanmar

45.4% of the population of Myanmar used the internet in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2020 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Myanmar is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Myanmar, 2020 45.4% % of population
Change from 2019 +8.9percentage points 2019: 36.5%
World, 2020 60.1% Official aggregate

Internet users in Myanmar 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 MyanmarWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 45.4% 60.1%
2019 36.5% 53.9%
2018 29.4% 49.4%
2017 23.6% 46.3%
2016 16.0% 43.6%
2015 10.9% 39.9%
2014 7.4% 37.4%
2013 1.8% 35.3%
2012 1.4% 33.3%
2011 1.0% 30.9%
2010 0.3% 28.4%
2009 0.2% 25.3%
2008 0.2% 22.8%
2007 0.2% 20.2%
2006 0.2% 17.2%
2005 0.1% 15.6%
2004 0.0% –
2003 0.0% –
2002 0.0% –
2001 0.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +8.9 percentage points from 36.5% in 2019.
  • Since 2010, when it was 0.3%, the figure has changed by +45.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2020 was 60.1%.

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 2020 for Myanmar
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