El Salvador — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for El Salvador, 1990–2024.
Internet users for El Salvador was 66.48% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 30 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).
El Salvador ranks 137 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 80.01%, so El Salvador sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 168%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 32 of 37 economies; Virgin Islands (U.S.) (64.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 197% in 1997. That is 43% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 135th of 201 in 1990 → 119th of 195 in 2000 → 128th of 200 in 2010 → 124th of 183 in 2020 → 124th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.48% | +3.9 pp |
| 2023 | 62.62% | +2.6 pp |
| 2022 | 60.06% | +2.8 pp |
| 2021 | 57.26% | +2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +4.1 pp |
| 2019 | 50.49% | +6.7 pp |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +10.0 pp |
| 2017 | 33.82% | +4.8 pp |
| 2016 | 29% | +2.2 pp |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 24.76% | +1.7 pp |
| 2013 | 23.11% | +2.8 pp |
| 2012 | 20.32% | +1.4 pp |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +3.0 pp |
| 2010 | 15.9% | +3.8 pp |
| 2009 | 12.11% | +2.0 pp |
| 2008 | 10.08% | +4.0 pp |
| 2007 | 6.11% | +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +1.3 pp |
| 2005 | 4.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +0.7 pp |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 1.18% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 0.85% | +0.4 pp |
| 1998 | 0.43% | +0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 0.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 0.09% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was El Salvador’s Internet users in 1996?
0.09% (1996). 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: 66.48%; 2023: 62.62%; 2022: 60.06%; 2021: 57.26%; 2020: 54.6%. 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.