Bahamas, The — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Bahamas, The, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Bahamas, The was 92.47% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Bahamas, The ranks 46 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 80.01%, so Bahamas, The sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 20%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 3 of 37 economies; Uruguay (91.99%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 113% in 2000. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 51st of 201 in 1990 → 54th of 195 in 2000 → 73rd of 200 in 2010 → 21st of 183 in 2020 → 43rd of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 92.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 92.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 92.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 92.44% | +1.8 pp |
| 2019 | 90.69% | +7.7 pp |
| 2018 | 83% | +2.4 pp |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 80% | +2.0 pp |
| 2015 | 78% | +1.1 pp |
| 2014 | 76.92% | +4.9 pp |
| 2013 | 72% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 71.75% | +6.7 pp |
| 2011 | 65% | +22.0 pp |
| 2010 | 43% | +9.1 pp |
| 2009 | 33.88% | +2.3 pp |
| 2008 | 31.54% | +4.5 pp |
| 2007 | 27% | +1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 26% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 25% | +3.0 pp |
| 2004 | 22% | +2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 20% | +2.0 pp |
| 2002 | 18% | +6.2 pp |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +3.8 pp |
| 2000 | 8% | +4.2 pp |
| 1999 | 3.76% | +1.4 pp |
| 1998 | 2.34% | +1.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 1.75% | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 0.96% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Bahamas, The’s Internet users in 1995?
0.96% (1995). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 92.47%; 2023: 92.39%; 2022: 92.26%; 2021: 92.35%; 2020: 92.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.