Internet users in Peru

82.0% of the population of Peru 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
Peru, 2024 82.0% % of population
Change from 2023 +2.5percentage points 2023: 79.5%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 93rd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Peru 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 PeruWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 82.0% 71.2%
2023 79.5% 69.2%
2022 74.7% 67.0%
2021 71.1% 63.8%
2020 65.3% 60.1%
2019 60.0% 53.9%
2018 55.1% 49.4%
2017 50.5% 46.3%
2016 45.5% 43.6%
2015 40.9% 39.9%
2014 40.2% 37.4%
2013 39.2% 35.3%
2012 38.2% 33.3%
2011 36.0% 30.9%
2010 34.8% 28.4%
2009 31.4% 25.3%
2008 30.6% 22.8%
2007 25.2% 20.2%
2006 20.7% 17.2%
2005 17.1% 15.6%
2004 14.1% –
2003 11.6% –
2002 9.0% –
2001 7.6% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5 percentage points from 79.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 40.2%, the figure has changed by +41.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Peru has the 93rd 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 Peru
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