Number of people using the Internet in Venezuela
Venezuela: Number of people using the Internet was 21.78 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Venezuela, 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
In 2024, number of people using the internet in Venezuela stood at 21.78 million people. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Venezuela peaked at 21.78 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 41st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1992 | 2,514 people | — |
| 1993 | 8,842 people | +251.6% |
| 1994 | 12,058 people | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 27,076 people | +124.6% |
| 1996 | 56,202 people | +107.6% |
| 1997 | 90,445 people | +60.9% |
| 1998 | 325,698 people | +260.1% |
| 1999 | 683,491 people | +109.9% |
| 2000 | 823,999 people | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million people | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million people | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million people | +55.5% |
| 2004 | 2.21 million people | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 3.36 million people | +51.9% |
| 2006 | 4.14 million people | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 5.76 million people | +39.0% |
| 2008 | 7.26 million people | +26.1% |
| 2009 | 9.30 million people | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 10.77 million people | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 11.74 million people | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 14.50 million people | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 16.42 million people | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 17.24 million people | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 17.73 million people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 18.46 million people | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 14.19 million people | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 20.61 million people | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 20.93 million people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.39 million people | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.60 million people | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 21.78 million people | +0.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 21.78 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 3.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 21.78 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.20 million people, 6.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +260.1% | 90,445 people | 325,698 people |
| 1993 | +251.6% | 2,514 people | 8,842 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134,036 people | 0 people | 683,491 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.72 million people | 823,999 people | 9.30 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.13 million people | 10.77 million people | 18.46 million people | 8 |
| 2020s | 21.26 million people | 20.61 million people | 21.78 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More science & technology data for Venezuela
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 71.01 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7101 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 20.17 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 22.53 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 197 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 197 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Venezuela?
- Number of people using the internet in Venezuela was 21.78 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 21.78 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for number of people using the internet?
- Venezuela ranks 41st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.