Internet users in Nicaragua

61.4% of the population of Nicaragua 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
Nicaragua, 2024 61.4% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.1percentage points 2023: 60.3%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 134th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Nicaragua 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 NicaraguaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 61.4% 71.2%
2023 60.3% 69.2%
2022 59.4% 67.0%
2021 51.6% 63.8%
2020 44.9% 60.1%
2019 39.0% 53.9%
2018 33.9% 49.4%
2017 30.4% 46.3%
2016 24.6% 43.6%
2015 19.7% 39.9%
2014 17.6% 37.4%
2013 15.5% 35.3%
2012 13.5% 33.3%
2011 10.6% 30.9%
2010 10.0% 28.4%
2009 7.3% 25.3%
2008 5.3% 22.8%
2007 3.9% 20.2%
2006 2.8% 17.2%
2005 2.6% 15.6%
2004 2.3% –
2003 1.9% –
2002 1.7% –
2001 1.4% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 60.3% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 17.6%, the figure has changed by +43.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Nicaragua has the 134th 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 Nicaragua
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