Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Bahamas
Bahamas: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 92.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Bahamas, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 92.5% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Bahamas peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
Bahamas ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +47.5% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +52.5% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +51.2% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 92.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 100% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 92.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.5%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +52.5% | 11.8% | 18.0% |
| 2011 | +51.2% | 43.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 8.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 43.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 92.3% | 92.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 48 Kazakhstan 93.4% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 93.1% compare
- 50 Latvia 92.7% compare
- 52 Estonia 92.2% compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 92.0% compare
- 53 Uruguay 92.0% compare
More science & technology data for Bahamas
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 96.68 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9668 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 387,960 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 39.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14.98 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Bahamas?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Bahamas was 92.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Bahamas rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Bahamas ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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