Share of the population using the Internet in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of the population using the Internet was 92.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using the internet in Bahamas stood at 92.5%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Bahamas peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Bahamas 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +82.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +72.1% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +60.7% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +112.8% |
| 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% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +51.2% |
| 2012 | 71.7% | +10.4% |
| 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% | -0.1% |
| 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 93.1%, 99% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 92.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +112.8% | 3.8% | 8.0% |
| 1996 | +82.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| 1998 | +72.1% | 1.4% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.8% | 6 |
| 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
- 43 Kazakhstan 93.4% compare
- 44 North Macedonia 93.1% compare
- 45 Latvia 92.7% compare
- 47 Estonia 92.2% compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 92.0% compare
- 49 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 48 (2017)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 48 (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Bahamas?
- Share of the population using the internet in Bahamas was 92.5% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Bahamas ranks 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.