Number of people using the Internet in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people using the Internet was 4.21 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in El Salvador, 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
El Salvador recorded 4.21 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 176.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in El Salvador peaked at 4.21 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 112th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1996 | 5,016 people | — |
| 1997 | 15,021 people | +199.5% |
| 1998 | 24,993 people | +66.4% |
| 1999 | 49,972 people | +99.9% |
| 2000 | 69,977 people | +40.0% |
| 2001 | 89,521 people | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 113,746 people | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 149,965 people | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 192,149 people | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 252,234 people | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 330,128 people | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 367,200 people | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 607,753 people | +65.5% |
| 2009 | 732,447 people | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 964,852 people | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million people | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 1.24 million people | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million people | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million people | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million people | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million people | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.10 million people | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 2.72 million people | +29.6% |
| 2019 | 3.14 million people | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 3.40 million people | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 3.58 million people | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.77 million people | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.95 million people | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.21 million people | +6.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.21 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.21 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.20 million people, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +199.5% | 5,016 people | 15,021 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,000 people | 0 people | 49,972 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 290,512 people | 69,977 people | 732,447 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 million people | 964,852 people | 3.14 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.78 million people | 3.40 million people | 4.21 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 138 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 138 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in El Salvador?
- Number of people using the internet in El Salvador was 4.21 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people using the internet?
- El Salvador ranks 112th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 176.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.