Internet users in Tuvalu

35.2% of the population of Tuvalu used the internet in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Tuvalu is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Tuvalu, 2017 35.2% % of population
Change from 2016 +4.2percentage points 2016: 31.0%
World, 2017 46.3% Official aggregate

Internet users in Tuvalu 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 TuvaluWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 – 63.8%
2020 – 60.1%
2019 – 53.9%
2018 – 49.4%
2017 35.2% 46.3%
2016 31.0% 43.6%
2015 27.3% 39.9%
2014 24.1% 37.4%
2013 21.2% 35.3%
2012 18.7% 33.3%
2011 16.5% 30.9%
2010 14.6% 28.4%
2009 12.8% 25.3%
2008 11.2% 22.8%
2007 10.0% 20.2%
2006 9.1% 17.2%
2005 8.3% 15.6%
2004 7.6% –
2003 6.9% –
2002 6.3% –
2001 5.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.2 percentage points from 31.0% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 10.0%, the figure has changed by +25.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 46.3%.

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 2017 for Tuvalu
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