Share of the population using the Internet in Belize
Belize: Share of the population using the Internet was 80.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in Belize is 80.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 106.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Belize peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Belize ranks 109th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Belize, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.9% | +1844.9% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | +46.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +62.0% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +95.2% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +46.2% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +72.4% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +73.5% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +41.2% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 48.9% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 70.7% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +14.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 80.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 80.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.9%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +1844.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 1999 | +95.2% | 2.1% | 4.1% |
| 2005 | +73.5% | 9.8% | 17.0% |
| 2004 | +72.4% | 5.7% | 9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 5.7% | 27.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 28.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.1% | 64.4% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More science & technology data for Belize
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 67.17 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6717 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 270,536 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 11.86 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5962 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.02 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Belize?
- Share of the population using the internet in Belize was 80.0% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Belize rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Belize ranks 109th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor 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.