Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Barbados
Barbados: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 70.4% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Barbados peaked at 72.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +197.5% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +133.6% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 70.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 76% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 70.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.5%, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +197.5% | 4.0% | 11.9% |
| 2002 | +133.6% | 11.9% | 27.8% |
| 2003 | +42.8% | 27.8% | 39.7% |
| 2004 | +25.4% | 39.7% | 49.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.5% | 4.0% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 65.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 69.1% | 70.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More science & technology data for Barbados
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 114.58 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.15 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 323,482 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 752.28 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 56.79 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Barbados?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Barbados was 70.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Barbados ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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