Internet users in Palau

83.9% of the population of Palau 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
Palau, 2024 83.9% % of population
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 82.9%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 83rd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Palau 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), 2002 to 2025
Period PalauWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 83.9% 71.2%
2023 82.9% 69.2%
2022 82.6% 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 – 46.3%
2016 – 43.6%
2015 – 39.9%
2014 – 37.4%
2013 – 35.3%
2012 – 33.3%
2011 – 30.9%
2010 – 28.4%
2009 – 25.3%
2008 – 22.8%
2007 – 20.2%
2006 – 17.2%
2005 – 15.6%
2004 27.0% –
2003 21.6% –
2002 20.2% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 82.9% in 2023.
  • Since 1990, when it was 0.0%, the figure has changed by +83.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Palau has the 83rd 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 Palau
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