Barbados — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Barbados, 1990–2024.
Internet users for Barbados was 70.36% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 31 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 72.05% in 2015. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Barbados ranks 128 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 63%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 80.01%, so Barbados sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 2%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 29 of 37 economies; Grenada (70.16%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4919% in 1996.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 126th of 201 in 1990 → 81st of 195 in 2000 → 38th of 200 in 2010 → 101st of 183 in 2020 → 117th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.36% | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 69.68% | +0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 69.06% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 69.48% | -0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 69.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 70.31% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 70.73% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 71.15% | -0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 71.57% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 72.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 71.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +4.7 pp |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +3.3 pp |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +3.2 pp |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +2.9 pp |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +2.7 pp |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +10.1 pp |
| 2003 | 39.69% | +11.9 pp |
| 2002 | 27.84% | +15.9 pp |
| 2001 | 11.94% | +8.0 pp |
| 2000 | 3.97% | +1.6 pp |
| 1999 | 2.38% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 1.97% | +1.2 pp |
| 1997 | 0.78% | +0.4 pp |
| 1996 | 0.39% | +0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 0.01% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Barbados’s Internet users in 1995?
0.01% (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: 70.36%; 2023: 69.68%; 2022: 69.06%; 2021: 69.48%; 2020: 69.89%. 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.