Internet users in Suriname

87.4% of the population of Suriname used the internet in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2023 87.4% % of population
Change from 2019 +25.4percentage points 2019: 62.0%
World, 2023 69.2% Official aggregate

Internet users in Suriname 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 SurinameWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 87.4% 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 62.0% 53.9%
2018 55.1% 49.4%
2017 48.9% 46.3%
2016 45.4% 43.6%
2015 42.8% 39.9%
2014 40.1% 37.4%
2013 37.4% 35.3%
2012 34.7% 33.3%
2011 32.0% 30.9%
2010 31.6% 28.4%
2009 31.4% 25.3%
2008 21.1% 22.8%
2007 14.1% 20.2%
2006 9.5% 17.2%
2005 6.4% 15.6%
2004 6.1% –
2003 4.7% –
2002 4.2% –
2001 3.1% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 62.0% in 2019, a change of +25.4 percentage points.
  • Since 2010, when it was 31.6%, the figure has changed by +55.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 69.2%.

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 2023 for Suriname
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