Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 82.0% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Dominica peaked at 82.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 108th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +39.4% |
| 2003 | 23.6% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 38.5% | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 80.6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 82.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.6%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 82.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 80.5%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Dominica 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 | +50.0% | 8.8% | 13.2% |
| 2002 | +39.4% | 13.2% | 18.4% |
| 2003 | +28.3% | 18.4% | 23.6% |
| 2004 | +28.4% | 23.6% | 30.3% |
| 2005 | +27.1% | 30.3% | 38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6% | 8.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 47.5% | 73.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 75.7% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More science & technology data for Dominica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.19 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8519 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 56,929 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 75.91 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.7 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Dominica?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Dominica was 82.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Dominica ranks 108th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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