Number of people using the Internet in Cuba
Cuba: Number of people using the Internet was 7.74 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Cuba, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 7.74 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 135.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Cuba peaked at 7.95 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Cuba ranks 76th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Cuba, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 10.02 people | — |
| 1996 | 3,497 people | +34803.9% |
| 1997 | 7,501 people | +114.5% |
| 1998 | 25,049 people | +234.0% |
| 1999 | 34,878 people | +39.2% |
| 2000 | 60,121 people | +72.4% |
| 2001 | 120,329 people | +100.1% |
| 2002 | 421,454 people | +250.3% |
| 2003 | 587,514 people | +39.4% |
| 2004 | 944,953 people | +60.8% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million people | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 million people | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million people | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million people | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.62 million people | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 1.80 million people | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.40 million people | +32.4% |
| 2013 | 3.16 million people | +31.7% |
| 2014 | 3.28 million people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 4.21 million people | +28.2% |
| 2016 | 4.84 million people | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 6.43 million people | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 7.04 million people | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 7.61 million people | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 7.95 million people | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 7.52 million people | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.51 million people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.67 million people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.74 million people | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 7.74 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 7.74 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.20 million people, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Cuba changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +34803.9% | 10.02 people | 3,497 people |
| 2002 | +250.3% | 120,329 people | 421,454 people |
| 1998 | +234.0% | 7,501 people | 25,049 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,822 people | 0 people | 34,878 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 888,892 people | 60,121 people | 1.62 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 million people | 1.80 million people | 7.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 million people | 7.51 million people | 7.95 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More science & technology data for Cuba
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 72.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,217 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Cuba?
- Number of people using the internet in Cuba was 7.74 million people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 million people in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Cuba rank for number of people using the internet?
- Cuba ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cuba data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.