Share of the population using the Internet in Bermuda
Bermuda: Share of the population using the Internet was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using the Internet in Bermuda, 1990–2017
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 Bermuda is 98.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Bermuda peaked at 98.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Bermuda ranks 9th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the population using the Internet in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 6.8% | — |
| 1996 | 16.2% | +136.8% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | +49.4% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +32.6% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 47.5% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 83.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 98.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population using the Internet in Bermuda 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 | +136.8% | 6.8% | 16.2% |
| 1997 | +49.4% | 16.2% | 24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 0.0% | 39.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 42.9% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 84.2% | 98.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
More science & technology data for Bermuda
- 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 62,488 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 1,262 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0846 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2412 % change on previous year (2022)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.4405 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 62,488 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Bermuda?
- Share of the population using the internet in Bermuda was 98.4% in 2017, 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Bermuda rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Bermuda ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bermuda 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.